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puncture-wallah

puncture-wallah noun: a person who repairs punctured tyres.

Noun

puncture-wallah (plural puncture-wallahs)

  1. (India) A person who repairs punctured tyres.
    • […] by the simple ploy of knocking on the door of his unsuspecting friend just when he was about to doze off for the post-prandial siesta, soliciting a paltry half-rupee to pay the puncture-wallah.1993, Sainik Samachar, volume 40, page 11
    • There are plenty of puncture-wallahs in all towns and villages who will patch tubes for a couple of rupees, so chances are you won't have to fix a puncture yourself anyway.1996, Michelle Coxall, Paul Greenway, Indian Himalaya, page 164

Forms of puncture-wallah

pluralpuncture-wallahs
alternative formpuncture-walla

Questions about puncture-wallah

What does puncture-wallah mean?
Puncture-wallah means a person who repairs punctured tyres.
What part of speech is puncture-wallah?
Puncture-wallah is a noun.
What is the plural of puncture-wallah?
The plural of puncture-wallah is puncture-wallahs.

Words near puncture-wallah in the dictionary

  1. puncturation
  2. puncturations
  3. puncture
  4. puncture vine
  5. puncture vines
  6. puncture-wallah
  7. puncture-wallahs
  8. punctured
  9. punctured interval
  10. punctured intervals
  11. punctured neighborhood

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