"tentwallah" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tentwallahs [plural]
Etymology: tent + wallah Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tent|wallah}} tent + wallah Head templates: {{en-noun}} tentwallah (plural tentwallahs)
  1. (India) A person who sells or hires out tents, mostly for weddings and parties. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-tentwallah-en-noun-S1GdhMQs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

Inflected forms

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