bwana
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bwana
1875–80; < Swahili < Arabic abūnā our father
Example Sentences
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That’s understandable, but seeing the lion population further reduced just so some bwana wannabe can boast he bagged a lion does not.
From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2019
Hope is a bogus bwana who writes reams about his African adventures but has actually never been anywhere wilder than the Museum of Natural History.
From Time Magazine Archive
In addition to his anachronistic "bwana, great white hunter" image, as Wildlife Federation Executive Vice President Jay Hair derisively puts it, environmentalists have substantive differences with Arnett.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Jambo, bwana," he rumbled in a deep voice.
From The Leopard Woman by White, Stewart Edward
"Bring a chair for the bwana; bring cigarettes; bring balauri— lime juice——" Kingozi found himself established comfortably.
From The Leopard Woman by White, Stewart Edward
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