kaituku
1. (noun) sender, server (tennis, etc.).
Synonyms: kaitono
2. (noun) donor, vendor, assignor.
Koia tēnei tāna ki ngā kaituku mō te hoko, arā, e kore rawa te whenua rāhui i te raupapa e tukua kia hokona mai (TTR 1996:165). / This is what he told the vendors, that is, that the reserved land on the flat would never be purchased.