"compass wallah" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compass wallahs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compass wallah (plural compass wallahs)
  1. (India, historical, colloquial) A surveyor. Tags: India, colloquial, historical
    Sense id: en-compass_wallah-en-noun-j~gFRu-7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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