msomaji

How to say it

Meaning

A person who reads a book, a newspaper or a website; also a person who reads out the news on radio or television.

Good to know

M/wa class noun: plural wasomaji. Msomaji wa habari is a newsreader; wapendwa wasomaji, dear readers, is how columns often address their audience.

Examples

• Gazeti hili lina wasomaji wengi vijijini.This newspaper has many readers in the villages.
• Mwandishi anataka msomaji afikiri mwenyewe.The writer wants the reader to think for himself.
• Yeye ni msomaji wa habari wa redio ya taifa.He is a newsreader for the national radio.

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