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kaititiro

1. (noun) lookout, spectator, witness, observer, onlooker, viewer, watcher, bystander, eye-witness, inspector, scrutineer,investigator.

Me whakarite hoki e te Kāwana tētahi tangata hei kaititiro i ngā kura katoa (TWM 16/3/1871:2). / And the Governor should appoint a person as inspector of all schools.

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Synonyms: matira, kaimātakitaki, kaitirotiro, kaimataara

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