umutoza

How to say it

Meaning

a person who trains or leads others, such as a sports coach or a local headman.

Good to know

historically also a colonial-era tax collector, a sense now rare.

Examples

• Umutoza w'umupira yategetse imyimenyerezo.The football coach ordered the training.
• Umutoza w'ico gisagara yategekanya inama.The headman of that village organizes the meeting.
• Sogokuru yigeze kuba umutoza w'imisoro kera.My grandfather was once a tax collector long ago.
• Umutoza yaduhaye amabwirizwa mbere yo gutsimbataza umukino.The coach gave us instructions before the match began.

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