Swahili
mwumishi
mwoo-MEE-shee
How to say it
Swahilimwumishimwoo-MEE-sheesoon
Englishtormentorsoon
Frenchbourreausoon
Meaning
a person who causes pain or hurt to others; a tormentor.
Good to know
class 1/2 noun; from kuumiza (to hurt); a variant of mwumizi/mwumikaji.
Examples
- Mwumishi huyo alichukiwa na wote.That tormentor was hated by everyone.
- Je, mwumishi alifikishwa mahakamani?Was the tormentor taken to court?
- Hakuwa mwumishi kama walivyodhani.He was not a tormentor as they thought.
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