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kaiwhakaari

1. (noun) actor, performer, thespian.

Mutu ana te whakaari, rāpoi ana ngā kaiwhakaari katoa ki te atamira kia mihia, kia pakipakitia (PK 2008:747). / When the play ended all the actors gathered on the stage to be thanked and applauded.

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Synonyms: kaiwhakaataata, kaihaka, kaiwhakatau, arero whero o Kahukura

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