mātoru
1. (modifier) crowded, packed.
Kāhore ōna whakamā ki te tū i te wāhi mātoru ka tīmata te hanga kōrero parau māna kia riro hē noa ai i a ia te whenua o te hunga kūare, hauā, o te pani, o te pouaru (TP 3/1909:1). / He has no shame to stand in a crowded place and begin to tell lies so that he falsely obtains the land of people who are uninformed, handicapped, orphaned or widowed.
Synonyms: whāiti, hīnohinohi, kōpā
2. (noun) crowd.
I ngā tau e waru whakamutumutu ai ōna rā, pāngia ana a Ana e te mate ūtaetae, ā, he nohonoho tonu tana mahi i te hōhipera. Aua atu he haere tonu tana mahi i te taha o ngā rōpū kōnohete, whakapārekareka ai i te mātoru (TTR 1998:62). / In the last eight years of her life Ana suffered from breast cancer and was frequently in hospital. Nevertheless, she continued to travel with concert parties and to entertain the crowds.
