mamluki

[Swahili Word] mamluki

[Swahili Plural] mamluki

[English Word] mercenary

[English Plural] mercenaries

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Swahili Definition] askari wa kukodiwa

[English Definition] a person hired to fight for another country than their own

[Swahili Example] hii inaashiria kuwemo mamluki tele ndani ya kambi ya upinzani (Freeman Mbowe, http://www.chadema.net/makala/mbowe/mbowe_7.html chadema.net)

[English Example] this indicates that there are a great many mercenaries inside the opposition camp

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