Swahili
mwokotaji
mwo-ko-TA-ji
How to say it
Swahilimwokotajimwo-ko-TA-jisoon
Englishcollectorsoon
Frenchcollecteursoon
Meaning
a person who collects or gathers things, figuratively a tax collector.
Good to know
= mwokosi; fig. tax- collector
Examples
- Mwokotaji wa kodi alifika mapema.The tax collector arrived early.
- Je, mwokotaji amepitia nyumba zote?Has the collector gone through all the houses?
- Watu walimkwepa mwokotaji siku ile.People avoided the collector that day.
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