kidalali

How to say it

Meaning

a small-time agent or broker, often used disparagingly for a minor go-between.

Good to know

diminutive and often pejorative form of dalali, broker, implying a lesser or dishonest middleman.

Examples

• Kidalali kile kilimdanganya mteja kuhusu bei ya nyumba.That petty broker deceived the customer about the house's price.
• Unamjua kidalali aliyeuza gari lile?Do you know the agent who sold that car?
• Sitaki kushughulika na vidalali wa aina hiyo.I don't want to deal with agents of that sort.
• Alikuwa kidalali wa bwana mkubwa sokoni.He was the boss's henchman at the market.