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[ sam-oo-rahy ] / ˈsæm ʊˌraɪ /
noun, plural sam·u·rai.Japanese History.a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan. a retainer of a daimyo. Origin of samurai1720–30; <Japanese, earlier samurafi to serve, equivalent to sa- prefix + morafi watchfully wait (frequentative of mor- to guard) Words nearby samuraisamson post, Samsun, Samuel, Samuelson, Samuelsson, samurai, samurai bond, San, Sanʿa, San Andreas fault, San Angelo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for samuraiAnd with the samurai sword, we just wanted it to be awesome. ‘24: Live Another Day’ Showrunners on the Finale, the Dangers of Drones, and Jack Bauer’s Future|Marlow Stern|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ditching the bleach, he seeped manly confidence with what appears to be a samurai ponytail. Roger Federer’s Hair Evolution|Sujay Kumar|June 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST From frosted tips to the samurai pony, Sujay Kumar on what Federer's hair says about his game. Roger Federer’s Hair Evolution|Sujay Kumar|June 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST Perched atop a mountain of wavy, pulled-back hair is a mangled ball of manliness, a holdover from the days of the samurai. Joakim Noah Has the Manliest Bun Ever|Sujay Kumar|May 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On the contrary, chastity was a pre-eminent virtue of the samurai woman, held above life itself. Bushido, the Soul of Japan|Inazo Nitob Masazumi had failed, and the set field of battle between the factions of the samurai was a thing of the past. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)|James S. De Benneville For a samurai must ever show mercy and sympathy, especially to his fellows and to those in distress. Warriors of Old Japan and Other Stories|Yei Theodora Ozaki Assertive individualism, while allowed a certain range among the samurai, always had its well-marked limits. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick Dancing was taught (I am speaking of samurai girls and not of geisha) only to smooth the angularity of their movements. Bushido, the Soul of Japan|Inazo Nitob
British Dictionary definitions for samurai
noun plural -raithe Japanese warrior caste that provided the administrative and fighting aristocracy from the 11th to the 19th centuries a member of this aristocracy Word Origin for samuraiC19: from Japanese Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |