kaiaka
1. (adjective) be adept, proficient, skilled, able, accomplished, expert, masterful, practised, skilful.
He tamaiti ātaahua a Arapata, he mōhio ki te mau patu, he kaiaka ki te patu kurī mohoao (TW 6/7/1878:337). / Albert was a handsome boy who knew how to wield weapons and was adept at killing wild animals.
Synonyms: te kino kē hoki, tohunga, ringa rehe, Kei a ... mō te ..., matatau
2. (noun) athletics, athletic pursuits.
Nā te taka i te motupaika i a ia e whakataetae ana, ka whara, ka mutu te kaiaka (TTR 1998:171). / He fell off his motor-cycle and was injured, which ended his athletic pursuits.
3. (noun) athlete.
Kotahi te kaiaka o Aotearoa i toa i āna mahi kaipara, e rua atu i tuatoru (HJ 2015:160). / One athlete won her athletic competition, two were third.
