(India) The head of a gang of labourers.
(India) The head of a gang of labourers.
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(mostly, India, and, Africa) A member of a work gang; a laborer, often on railways.
(humorous, slang) A term of address for any other person or group of people.
A person who employs and directs large groups of (usually agricultural) manual labourers, especially those who are poorly paid and illegally employed.
(India, obsolete) A dancing girl.
(India) A bag for wheat or seeds, made from plant materials.