kaitātaki
1. (noun) leader - often used of the leader of a haka.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 72-74;)
Ko ia tonu tētehi o ngā tino kaitātaki o te hunga whakahaumanu i te Kotahitanga (TTR 1996:161). / He himself was one of the main leaders in the revival of Te Kotahitanga Movement.
Synonyms: manu taupua, kaitaki, kaiārahi, kākākura, pouwhenua, kaiwhakataki, wheao, tumuaki, tumu whakarae, kaiarataki, kaikākāriki, ngārahu, tētēkura, uru, kaihautū, kaitakitaki, kaingārahu, manukura, kaiwhakanekeneke, tātāriki, amokapua, amokura, ariki, ihorei, kahika, tātarariki, poutoko, whakataka, amorangi, hautū