1. (noun) worker, employee, clerk, staff.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 102;)
Kīhai i roa ka tatū ia ki raro, ka tū ki waenganui o ana kaimahi kua ngau nei ō rātou ngākau i te mataku kei pau katoa rātou te kai e te ahi (TWMNT 2/7/1873:77). / Before long he reached the bottom and stood amongst his employees who were overcome by fear that they might all be consumed by the fire.
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