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Swahili

msitiri

m-see-TEE-ree

How to say it

Swahilimsitirim-see-TEE-reesoon
Englishconcealersoon
Frenchcelui qui cachesoon

Meaning

a person who conceals or covers up something, especially to protect someone's honor or modesty.

Good to know

from the verb -sitiri (to cover, conceal, protect one's dignity).

Examples

  • Msitiri wa siri yake hakumsaliti.The keeper of his secret did not betray him.
  • Je, kuna msitiri wa aibu yako?Is there someone covering up your shame?
  • Msitiri alificha kasoro za rafiki yake.The concealer hid his friend's faults.
  • Hakuwa msitiri, alifichua kila kitu.He was not a concealer, he revealed everything.

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