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ninja

(nin′jə)

any of a class of feudal Japanese warriors highly trained in stealth and employed as spies and assassins

Origin: Jpn

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noun pl. ninja ninja or nin·jas

A member of a class of 14th-century Japanese mercenary agents who were trained in the martial arts and hired for covert operations such as assassination and sabotage.

Origin:

Origin: Japanese

Origin: : nin, to endure

Origin: + ja, person (from Middle Chinese tšiaɁ)

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