samurai
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- noun
- /ˈsæməˌraɪ/
- The legend of the samurai includes tales of fierce warriors who demonstrated loyalty and discipline.
- the samurai class
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Watch on YouTubeSo it's within a samurai to hold and retain that honor.
- So it's within a samurai to hold and retain that honor.
- Ronan is a a Japanese samurai who's lost his Lord.
- At some point in history, Mexican warriors fought samurai pirates in the ocean in the Philippines.
- When you begin to understand, for example, how the samurai became extinct, it was gunpowder, it was guns.
- And it's within samurai culture, you know, to garden.
- And the words about Jews is not the words of a samurai of a great man.
- Samurais, a samurai, knows when he lost and wants to die with honour.
- So if we want to say that, you know, we shouldn't say anything bad about samurai culture.
Examples
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In ancient Japan, the samurai were revered for their martial skills and dedication to their code of honor.
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And it's within samurai culture, you know, to garden.
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None of us are samurai anymore.
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So these were the first samurai as warriors as we know it.
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So it's within a samurai to hold and retain that honor.
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He used to carry this samurai sword down his back.
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Samurai warriors were know to have exchanged gifts before battle, so I brought one.
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The society was divided into four statuses: samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants.
Academic text (2003) -
The samurai fought bravely to protect their lord and uphold their honor.
Synonyms
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A person who fights with a sword, often in duels
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word samurai comes from an old Japanese word saburau, which means 'to serve'. So a samurai was originally 'one who serves' a lord, like a servant, and because they were armed this name became used for Japan's warrior class.