1. (noun) speaker, narrator.
Ko wai te kaikōrero o tētahi reo, ahakoa te reo, e mārama ana, e pūrangiaho ana ki ngā kupu katoa o tōna reo? (HM 4/2009:3) / What speaker of a language, whatever the language, understands fully every word of that tongue.
Synonyms: kaiwhakataki, kaipānui, kaitaki kōrero
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