umukoresha

How to say it

Meaning

a tax collector, especially one who collected the head tax under colonial administration.

Good to know

a historical term (umukoresha w'ikoro); modern tax officials are usually called umusoresha.

Examples

• Umukoresha yaje gusaba ikoro.The tax collector came to demand the tax.
• Abaturage batinyaga umukoresha.The residents feared the tax collector.
• Ese umukoresha yaragarutse uyu mwaka?Did the tax collector come back this year?

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