1. (noun) opponent, opposer, adversary, respondent.
I te wā o ngā kaumātua kīhai i pēnei, nō reira kai te hē ngā kōrero a ngā hoa tautohe mō Āpirana (TTT 1/12/1925:343). / During the time of the elders it was not like this, and so what the opponents are saying about Āpirana is incorrect.
Synonyms: kaiurupare, wheinga, whewheia, tautētete, hoariri, hoa kakari, kaitāwari
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