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samurai Definition

samu·rai (sam′ə rī′)

noun pl. -·rai′

  1. 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
  2. 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

  • killer: Killer sudoku is my favorite sudoku variation ( with the possible exception of killer samurai sudoku ).
  • easy-to-use: Samurai Su Doku Solver Easy-to-use samurai su doku solver.
  • century: By the 14th century samurai were fighting more and more on foot and battles were on a larger scale.