ninja
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dʒə noun, plural nin·ja, nin·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:
< Japanese, equivalent to nin- endure + -ja, combining form of -sha person (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese rěn + zhě)
< Japanese, equivalent to nin- endure + -ja, combining form of -sha person (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese rěn + zhě)
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| —n , pl -ja, -jas | |
| (sometimes capital) a person skilled in ninjutsu, a Japanese martial art characterized by stealthy movement and camouflage | |
| [Japanese] | |
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He keeps a ninja baton and a can of pepper spray by his bed, and only seven people have his new cell-phone number.
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