mkusanyaji
mkoo-sah-NYAH-jee
How to say it
Swahilimkusanyajimkoo-sah-NYAH-jee
Englishcollector (of taxes, revenue, data)
Frenchcollecteur, percepteur
Meaning
A person or body whose job is to gather in something, such as taxes, market dues, revenue, data or waste.
Good to know
M/wa class noun, plural wakusanyaji, from kukusanya, to collect. Mkusanyaji kodi, tax collector; mkusanyaji ushuru, levy collector.
Examples
- Mkusanyaji ushuru hupita sokoni kila asubuhi.The levy collector passes through the market every morning.
- Wakusanyaji takwimu walitembelea kila kaya.The data collectors visited every household.
- Alifanya kazi kama mkusanyaji kodi kwa miaka kumi.He worked as a tax collector for ten years.
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