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compass wallahs

compass wallahs is the plural of compass wallah.

Meaning of compass wallah

Noun

compass wallah (plural compass wallahs)

  1. (India, colloquial, historical) A surveyor.

Questions about compass wallahs

What is compass wallahs the plural of?
Compass wallahs is the plural of compass wallah.

Words near compass wallahs in the dictionary

  1. compass termite
  2. compass termites
  3. compass timber
  4. compass timbers
  5. compass wallah
  6. compass wallahs
  7. compass window
  8. compass windows
  9. compassable
  10. compasse
  11. compassed

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