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Swahili

mwinamishi

mwi-na-MI-shi

How to say it

Swahilimwinamishimwi-na-MI-shisoon
Englishoppressor, tyrantsoon
Frenchoppresseur, tyransoon

Meaning

a person who forces others to submit or bow down, an oppressor or tyrant.

Good to know

one who forces others to bend, oppressor, tyrant; one who submits to others

Examples

  • Watu walimchukia kiongozi yule kwa kuwa alikuwa mwinamishi.People hated that leader because he was an oppressor.
  • Historia haisahau matendo ya mwinamishi.History does not forget the deeds of a tyrant.
  • Je, taifa litamvumilia mwinamishi milele?Will the nation tolerate a tyrant forever?

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