samurai
pronunciation
How to pronounce samurai in British English:
UK [ˈsæmuraɪ]
How to pronounce samurai in American English:
US [ˈsæməˌraɪ]
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- Noun:
- a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy
- feudal Japanese military aristocracy
Word Origin
- samurai (n.)
- 1727, from Japanese samurai "warrior, knight," originally the military retainer of the daimio, variant of saburai, nominal form of sabura(h)u "to be in attendance, to serve."
Example
- 1. The great battle scenes glorify the samurai system .
- 2. Seneca and the samurai would surely approve .
- 3. Medieval warriors and japanese samurai cried during times of epic tragedy .
- 4. The brutal samurai who beheaded peasants to test their blades were yet to come .
- 5. He was a samurai and one of the best sword fighter in the japanese history .