samurai

sam·u·rai  (sm-r)

n. pl. samurai or sam·u·rais

1. The Japanese feudal military aristocracy.

2. A professional warrior belonging to this class.

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[Japanese, warrior, from Old Japanese samurafi : sa-, pref. of unknown meaning + morafi, to watch, frequentative of mor-, to guard.]

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samurai [ˈsæmʊˌraɪ ˈsæmjʊ-]

n pl -rai

1. (Historical Terms) the Japanese warrior caste that provided the administrative and fighting aristocracy from the 11th to the 19th centuries

2. (Historical Terms) a member of this aristocracy

[from Japanese]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	samurai - a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy samurai - feudal Japanese military aristocracy Japanese, Nipponese - a native or inhabitant of Japan warrior - someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
	2.	samurai - feudal Japanese military aristocracy aristocracy, nobility - a privileged class holding hereditary titles Japanese, Nipponese - a native or inhabitant of Japan samurai - a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy

Translations

samurai [ˈsæmʊˌraɪ] (samurai or samurais) N → samurai m

samurai [ˈsæmu^əraɪ ˈsæmju^əraɪ] n → samouraï m

Samurai

n → Samurai m

attr → Samurai-; Samurai sword → Samuraischwert nt; Samurai tradition → Tradition f → der or bei den Samurai; Samurai warrior → Samurai-Krieger m

samurai [ˈsæmʊˌraɪ] n → samurai m inv

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samurai [ˈsæmʊˌraɪ] n → samurai m inv