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kaikauwhau

1. (noun) preacher, lecturer.

I kite ia kua tīmata ngā Māori ki te huihui i ngā Rātapu ki te karakia ki te Atua, ahakoa kāore anō he kaikauwhau Pākehā kia tae noa ki a rātou (TTT 1/10/1930:2153) . / He saw that the Māori had begun to assemble on Sundays to pray to God, although Pākehā preachers had not yet reached them.

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Synonyms: kaiwhakaako, pūkenga, kaikauhau

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