mwindaji
mwee-NDAH-jee
How to say it
Swahilimwindajimwee-NDAH-jee
Englishhunter; predator
Frenchchasseur; prédateur
Meaning
A person who hunts wild animals for food, sport or a living, and by extension an animal that hunts other animals.
Good to know
M/wa class noun, plural wawindaji, from kuwinda, to hunt; uwindaji is hunting. After an animal noun it means predatory: ndege mwindaji, a bird of prey.
Examples
- Mwindaji alirudi kijijini na swala mgongoni.The hunter came back to the village with an antelope on his back.
- Wawindaji haramu walikamatwa ndani ya hifadhi.The illegal hunters were caught inside the reserve.
- Simba ni mwindaji hodari wa mbugani.The lion is a skilled hunter of the plains.
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