samurai
samurai
Definition
samu·rai (sam′ə rī′)
noun pl. -·rai′
- 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
Etymology: Jpn, var. of saburai, nominal form of sabura(h)u, to be in attendance, to serve
samurai
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- wear: The famous ' box-like ' armor worn by the original samurai was called the o-yoroi or ' great armor ' .
Converse of object
- become: Adams had truly become a samurai, forgoing his English attire for sumptuous silk kimonos.
- do: How did the samurai square their occupations with the general Buddhist principle of nonviolence?
- see: Being a big fan of these types of movies I was slightly skeptical about seeing the last samurai.
- find: Will they ever find the samurai who smells of sunflowers?
Adjective modifier
- masterless: As a result, the Lord`s retainers become ronin, masterless samurai.
- Japanese: Japanese samurai were, however, allowed to carry their weapons there.
- famous: He talks of his encounters with the descendants of famous Samurais of the past.
- last: Being a big fan of these types of movies I was slightly skeptical about seeing the last samurai.
- young: Young samurai only shaved the forepart of the crown leaving the forelock intact.
- 6m: And I don't want a kit that is to close to the 6M samurai.
Modifies a noun
- sword: The samurai sword is considered by many to be the spirit of old Japan.
- sudoku: Thanks, Phil, for the scan of the samurai sudoku.
- warrior: Haggar is about to give the samurai warrior a taste of his own sword in the underworld fighting arena.
- armor: Here, you can see antiques from Japans past, including samurai armor.
- solver: Samurai Su Doku Solver Easy-to-use samurai su doku solver.
- vampire: Take the latest samurai vampire novel, for instance.
Noun used with modifier
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