kaiwhakatau
1. (noun) arbiter, arbitrator, adjudicator.
Ko te Kaitiaki mō te Katoa tonu te tino kaiwhakatau mehemea ... ka whiwhi tonu ia ki ngā mana me ngā tikanga i tukuna ki tētahi hunga e tēnei Ture (RT 2013:22). / The Public Trustee is the principal arbitrator if ... it receives the the authority and the discretion granted to a party by this Act.
2. (noun) actor, performer.
Ka taea te aro atu ki ngā kupumahi, ngā kupuingoa me ngā kupuāhua whakaatu i ngā āhua ngākau e whakaaria ana e te kaiwhakatau (To 1999:63). / Able to comprehend verbs, nouns and adjectives showing emotions being portrayed by the performer.
Synonyms: kaiwhakaataata, kaihaka, kaiwhakaari, arero whero o Kahukura
3. (noun) linesman, lineswoman (tennis, etc.).
