samurai
noun pl. samurai
- 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
- later, used in English to designate a Japanese army officer or member of the military caste
See samurai in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sămˈə-rīˌ)
noun pl. samurai samurai or
sam·u·rais - The Japanese feudal military aristocracy.
- A professional warrior belonging to this class.
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