adjective noun

1. (-˚) one who does or looks after; one whose occupation is of such & such a character: āya˚; revenue-overseer, treasurer Dhp-a.i.184 sabba˚; (always with ref. to amacca, the king’s minister one who does everything, the king’s confidant Vism.130; Pv-a.81
   ■ On term ādi˚ beginner (e.g. Vism.241 see Cpd. 53, 129 n.2.
2. a merchant, trader, in jalapatha˚; and thalapatha˚; by sea & by land Ja.i.121
3. a superintendent, overseer, manager Ja.ii.305 (executioner of an order); Ja.vi.294; Mhvs.30, Mhvs.31.
4. one connected with the execution of an ecclesiastical Act Vin.ii.5 (cp. p. 22); Bdhd 106.

fr. kamma