Swahili
mwokoti
mwoh-KOH-tee
How to say it
Swahilimwokotimwoh-KOH-teesoon
Englishrescuersoon
Frenchsauveteursoon
Meaning
a person who saves, rescues, or gathers something.
Good to know
class 1/2 noun; from kuokoa (to save/rescue); can also describe someone who gathers or collects things.
Examples
- Mwokoti alimwokoa mtoto majini.The rescuer saved the child from the water.
- Je, mwokoti amefika?Has the rescuer arrived?
- Hakuwa mwokoti wa kwanza kufika.He was not the first rescuer to arrive.
- Watakuwa waokoti wazuri.They will be good rescuers.
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