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nin⋅ja
[nin-juh] 
–noun, plural -ja, -jas. (often initial capital letter
)
) | a member of a feudal Japanese society of mercenary agents, highly trained in martial arts and stealth (ninjutsu), who were hired for covert purposes ranging from espionage to sabotage and assassination. |
Origin:
< Japn, equiv. to nin- endure + -ja, comb. form of -sha person (< MChin, equiv. to Chin rěn + zhě)
< Japn, equiv. to nin- endure + -ja, comb. form of -sha person (< MChin, equiv. to Chin rěn + zhě)
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| nin·ja (nĭn'jə) n. pl. ninja or nin·jas A member of a class of 14th-century Japanese mercenary agents who were trained in the martial arts and hired for covert operations such as assassination and sabotage. [Japanese : nin, to endure + ja, person (from Middle Chinese tšia  ).] |
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