msongi

How to say it

Meaning

a person who presses forward or pushes, such as through a crowd, or one who grinds something by pressing.

Good to know

From -songa (to press, to push, to move forward); related to msongamano (crowding, congestion).

Examples

• Msongi alijaribu kupita katikati ya kundi la watu.The pusher tried to pass through the middle of the crowd.
• Je, kuna msongi aliyekusukuma?Was there someone who pushed you?
• Hakuwa msongi mwenye adabu sokoni.He was not a polite pusher at the market.
• Wasongi wengi walijaa kwenye basi.Many pushers/crowders filled the bus.