sam·u·rai

(săm′ə-rī′)

n. pl. samurai or sam·u·rais

1. The Japanese feudal military aristocracy.

2. A professional warrior belonging to this class.

[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

[C19: from Japanese]

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sam•u•rai

(ˈsæm ʊˌraɪ)

n., pl. -rai. (in feudal Japan)

1. a member of the hereditary warrior class.

2. a retainer of a daimyo.

[1720–30; < Japanese]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

σαμουράι

samurajo

samurai

samouraï

סמוראי

szamuráj

samurai

侍

samurajus

samurai

samurai

samuraj

samurai

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

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samurai

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Samurai

n → Samurai m

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

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samurai

[ˈsæmʊˌraɪ] n → samurai m inv

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