Swahili
mshawishi
m-shah-wee-SHEE
How to say it
Swahilimshawishim-shah-wee-SHEEsoon
Englishseducer, agitatorsoon
Frenchséducteur, agitateursoon
Meaning
a person who tempts, persuades, or incites others, such as a seducer or political agitator.
Good to know
(wa-) tempter, seducer; (mi-) rare - shawishi; pol. agi- tator
Examples
- Mshawishi alimtongoza kwa maneno matamu.The seducer lured him with sweet words.
- Serikali ilimkamata mshawishi wa maandamano.The government arrested the protest agitator.
- Je, huyu ndiye mshawishi wa mgomo?Is this the instigator of the strike?
- Hakuwa mshawishi, alifuata tu maagizo.He was not an agitator, he just followed orders.
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