Samurai Definition

sămə-rī
samurais
noun
In feudal Japan, a member of a military class, consisting of the retainers of the daimyos: a samurai wore two swords and lived by the code of Bushido.
Webster's New World
Later, used in English to designate a Japanese army officer or member of the military caste.
Webster's New World
A professional warrior belonging to this class.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Samurai

Noun

Singular:
samurai
Plural:
samurais

Origin of Samurai

  • Japanese warrior from Old Japanese samurafi sa- pref. of unknown meaning morafi to watch frequentative of mor- to guard

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Japanese 侍 (さむらい, samurai).

    From Wiktionary

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