mkumbizi

How to say it

Meaning

someone who cleans up thoroughly or gathers up what remains, such as a gleaner after a harvest.

Good to know

related to sweeping or clearing something away completely.

Examples

• Mkumbizi alikusanya mabaki ya mazao baada ya mavuno.The gleaner gathered the leftover crops after the harvest.
• Je, kuna mkumbizi wa takataka mtaani mwetu?Is there someone who sweeps up rubbish in our neighborhood?
• Alifanya kazi kama mkumbizi wa soko baada ya wafanyabiashara kuondoka.He worked as a cleaner-up of the market after the traders left.