fundi

/ (ˈfʊndiː) /

noun

East African a person skilled in repairing or maintaining machinery; mechanic

Origin of fundi

C20: from Swahili

Words Nearby fundi

British Dictionary definitions for fundi (2 of 2)

fundi²

/ (ˈfʊndiː) /

noun

Southern African an expert

Origin of fundi

C20: from Nguni umfindisi a teacher

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How to use fundi in a sentence

As a watchman he is invaluable, as a second captain or fundi, whose duty it is to bring up stragglers, he is superexcellent.
How I Found Livingstone | Henry M. Stanley
Besides being guide, he is a fundi, sometimes called fundi Asmani, or hunter.
How I Found Livingstone | Henry M. Stanley
Upon this depends the maintenance of those unalterable fundi or lots, which is the cardinal principle of the Platonic community.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume IV (of 4) | George Grote
I had no use for him, but fundi's development interested me, and I wanted to give him a chance.
The Land of Footprints | Stewart Edward White
And the fourth day, as we were going hunting, fundi calmly fell in with the rest.
The Land of Footprints | Stewart Edward White

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