Samurai vs. Ninja

Samurainoun

In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.

Samurai

In the former feudal system of Japan, the class or a member of the class, of military retainers of the daimios, constituting the gentry or lesser nobility. They possessed power of life and death over the commoners, and wore two swords as their distinguishing mark. Their special rights and privileges were abolished with the fall of feudalism in 1871. They were referred to as "a cross between a knight and a gentleman".

Samurainoun

a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy

Samurainoun

feudal Japanese military aristocracy

Samurai

Samurai (侍) were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century to their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the daimyo (the great feudal landholders).

Ninjanoun

A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.

Ninjanoun

(figurative) A person considered similarly skillful to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.

Ninjanoun

(figurative) A person considered to look like the historical ninja in some way, including amateur private miners.

Ninjanoun

syn of manas a friendly term of address.

Ninjaadjective

Of or related to ninjas in their various senses.

Ninjaverb

(ambitransitive) To act or move like a ninja, particularly with regard to a combination of speed, power, and stealth.

Ninjaverb

syn of preempt: to supersede and invalidate a response by posting immediately before it.

Ninjaverb

To claim an item through abuse of game mechanics.

Ninjanoun

a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu

Ninjanoun

a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations

Ninjanoun

a person skilled in the Japanese art of ninjutsu.

Ninjanoun

a person who excels in a particular skill or activity

Ninja

A ninja (忍者, Japanese pronunciation: [ɲiꜜɲdʑa]) or shinobi (忍び, [ɕinobi]) was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included espionage, deception, and surprise attacks.