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Swahili

msimamizi

m-see-mah-MEE-zee

How to say it

Swahilimsimamizim-see-mah-MEE-zeesoon
Englishoverseersoon
Frenchsurveillantsoon

Meaning

a person who oversees or manages an activity, organization, or property; a supervisor or administrator.

Good to know

overseer; superin- tendent, manager, administrator; ad- vocate, defender; attorney; rare pro- tector

Examples

  • Msimamizi wa mradi alikagua kazi kila siku.The project supervisor inspected the work every day.
  • Je, msimamizi wa shule yuko ofisini?Is the school administrator in the office?
  • Msimamizi alitetea haki za wafanyakazi.The overseer defended the workers' rights.
  • Hakuwa msimamizi, alikuwa mfanyakazi wa kawaida.He was not the supervisor, he was an ordinary worker.

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