mwendeshaji

How to say it

Meaning

A person or company that runs, drives or operates something, such as a motorbike rider, a machine operator, a league organizer or the director in charge of a company's operations.

Good to know

M/wa class noun, plural waendeshaji, from kuendesha, to drive or run. Mkurugenzi Mwendeshaji is a managing director; mwendeshaji wa mashtaka is a prosecutor. Mwendesha is used the same way before a noun.

Examples

• Mwendeshaji wa pikipiki alivunjika mguu ajalini.The motorbike rider broke his leg in the accident.
• Mkurugenzi Mwendeshaji wa kampuni atastaafu mwakani.The company's managing director will retire next year.
• Waendeshaji wa mitambo walipewa mafunzo mapya.The machine operators were given new training.