ninja

„Ninjaer er blot simple spioner.

2016, Kristoffer Jacob Andersen, Lord Kenshus forbandelse, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

Disse ninjaer var uhyggelige, tågeagtige skikkelser.

2014, Lise Bidstrup, Shinobi #5: Ninja-genfærd, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

Aske kunne se syningerne i ninjaens dragt.

2016, Anders Matthesen, Ternet Ninja, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

„Nattergalegulvet", der sladrede om ninjaens trin, blev et kuriosum.

2002, Kejserens atlas, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 184:

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ninja c (singular definite ninjaen, plural indefinite ninjaer)

ninjaen (definite singular)
ninjaer (indefinite plural)
ninja (indefinite nominative singular)
ninjaen (definite nominative singular)
ninjaer (indefinite nominative plural)
ninjaerne (definite nominative plural)
ninjas (genitive indefinite singular)
ninjaens (definite genitive singular)
ninjaers (genitive indefinite plural)
ninjaernes (definite genitive plural)


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The men... are now learning to be ninja or ‘stealers-in’.

1964, Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice, page 126:

Spies prowled Japan from the seventh century, but the secretive ninja left few written records.

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

For months the Japanese spoke of national-security adviser Henry Kissinger as a ninja—the magician of Japanese legends who performs supernatural acts and practices sorcery.

1972 September 11, Newsweek, Int'l ed., p. 28

Other bankers are dubbing themselves ninja, modern-day descendants of the superspies of 17th century samurai houses.

Young banking and securities firms executives (nicknamed the ninja...) are especially assigned to cultivate relations with the finance ministry. Only verbal instructions are ever given to the ninja.

A JavaScript ninja should write lots of code and build things!

2017, Darren Jones, JavaScript: Novice to Ninja, SitePoint, →ISBN:

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

I had TOTK running on my pc 2 weeks before it released on the switch and I'm still here. They can send the ninjas, I'm waiting.

Nintendo ninjas were inside the discord, watching. Now all the Yuzu devs have turned over all electronic devices, websites, logs...

2024 March 5, @HikikomoriMedia, Twitter:

(video games, fandom slang, in the plural) A notional draconian arm of a corporation (originally Nintendo), tasked with dealing with individuals that infringe on its rights or do not comply with its regulations.

He immediately suspected they were ninjas because, he said, they were dressed in black and wore masks, trademarks of the mysterious assassins who have been sowing terror across East Java in recent months.

1998 December 28, Chicago Tribune, page 1:

Yen buyers were more subdued... fearing the Bank of Japan's new strategy of covert intervention to buy U.S. dollars through agent banks—described by some as the central bank's ninjas or secret agents.

Many were former nomads, but as the gold rush gathered pace, students, vets and taxi drivers from Ulan Bator joined the ninjas, not just in Ogoomor but in other gold towns across the country.

2007 October 10, Jonathan Watts, “Prospectors and 'Ninja' Miners Flood to East's El Dorado”, in The Guardian:

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

What's up, ninjas?

2003, Steven Ayromlooi, Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood, spoken by LEPRECHAUN:

I'm thicker than a Snicker, I'm thicker than your ninja!

2024, “BBL Drizzy”, King Willonius (lyrics):

(African-American Vernacular) Synonym of nigga as a friendly term of address.

What up, my ninja!

(Juggalo slang) Synonym of man as a friendly term of address.

African-American Vernacular; Juggalo slang; Juggalo slang

(euphemistic, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) nigger.

Enter the Ninja
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Hokusai Manga
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
ninja

A romanized borrowing of Japanese 忍者 (ninja), popularized within Japanese by manga after World War II and in English by Eric Van Lustbader's 1980 novel The Ninja and the 1981 movie Enter the Ninja, of uncertain derivation but with an underlying sense of secret or hidden person.
The “Mongolian miner” sense arose from the supposed resemblance of the bowls used to wash ore with mercury to the shells of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The Juggalo slang sense arose via influence from AAVE nigga.


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The July 1966 issue had a cartoon concerning a Ninja dojo.

One of the most controversial characters in Japan's current ninja boom is a stout but surprisingly agile man in his mid-forties named Norihiro Iga-Hakuyusai.

[…]Federal agents in body armor and black ninja uniforms[…]

As they broke camp, the teenage son practised his Ninja moves with a tentpole.

Of or related to ninjas in their various senses.


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I leapt up, ninja'd over to Gav's bed and wheeched the duvet off.

In our dark house we were ninja-ing around with water guns.

1996 April 23, Rocky Mountain News, page 5:

I ninja'd my way into Kung Fu Records to hang out with those merry pranksters the Vandals.

2002 August 29, Los Angeles Times, page 48:

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

When I hit post, I saw that Blue Emu had ninja'd me, so I just deleted my reply.

(Internet slang) Synonym of preempt: to supersede and invalidate a response by posting immediately before it.

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That damn warrior ninja'd an epic-quality wand even though he can't even use it!

(online gaming slang) To claim an item through abuse of game mechanics.

en-verb

ninja (third-person singular simple present ninjas, present participle ninjaing, simple past and past participle ninjaed or ninja'd)

ninjas (present singular third-person)
ninjaing (participle present)
ninjaed (participle past)
ninjaed (past)
ninja'd (participle past)
ninja'd (past)


ninja

ninja (nominative singular)
ninjat (nominative plural)
ninja (accusative nominative singular)
ninjat (accusative nominative plural)
ninjan (accusative genitive singular)
ninjat (accusative genitive plural)
ninjan (genitive singular)
ninjojen (genitive plural)
ninjain (genitive plural rare)
ninjaa (partitive singular)
ninjoja (partitive plural)
ninjassa (inessive singular)
ninjoissa (inessive plural)
ninjasta (elative singular)
ninjoista (elative plural)
ninjaan (illative singular)
ninjoihin (illative plural)
ninjalla (adessive singular)
ninjoilla (adessive plural)
ninjalta (ablative singular)
ninjoilta (ablative plural)
ninjalle (allative singular)
ninjoille (allative plural)
ninjana (essive singular)
ninjoina (essive plural)
ninjaksi (singular translative)
ninjoiksi (plural translative)
ninjatta (abessive singular)
ninjoitta (abessive plural)
ninjoin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
ninjani (nominative singular)
ninjani (nominative plural)
ninjani (accusative nominative singular)
ninjani (accusative nominative plural)
ninjani (accusative genitive singular)
ninjani (accusative genitive plural)
ninjani (genitive singular)
ninjojeni (genitive plural)
ninjaini (genitive plural rare)
ninjaani (partitive singular)
ninjojani (partitive plural)
ninjassani (inessive singular)
ninjoissani (inessive plural)
ninjastani (elative singular)
ninjoistani (elative plural)
ninjaani (illative singular)
ninjoihini (illative plural)
ninjallani (adessive singular)
ninjoillani (adessive plural)
ninjaltani (ablative singular)
ninjoiltani (ablative plural)
ninjalleni (allative singular)
ninjoilleni (allative plural)
ninjanani (essive singular)
ninjoinani (essive plural)
ninjakseni (singular translative)
ninjoikseni (plural translative)
ninjattani (abessive singular)
ninjoittani (abessive plural)
ninjoineni (comitative plural)
ninjasi (nominative singular)
ninjasi (nominative plural)
ninjasi (accusative nominative singular)
ninjasi (accusative nominative plural)
ninjasi (accusative genitive singular)
ninjasi (accusative genitive plural)
ninjasi (genitive singular)
ninjojesi (genitive plural)
ninjaisi (genitive plural rare)
ninjaasi (partitive singular)
ninjojasi (partitive plural)
ninjassasi (inessive singular)
ninjoissasi (inessive plural)
ninjastasi (elative singular)
ninjoistasi (elative plural)
ninjaasi (illative singular)
ninjoihisi (illative plural)
ninjallasi (adessive singular)
ninjoillasi (adessive plural)
ninjaltasi (ablative singular)
ninjoiltasi (ablative plural)
ninjallesi (allative singular)
ninjoillesi (allative plural)
ninjanasi (essive singular)
ninjoinasi (essive plural)
ninjaksesi (singular translative)
ninjoiksesi (plural translative)
ninjattasi (abessive singular)
ninjoittasi (abessive plural)
ninjoinesi (comitative plural)
ninjamme (nominative singular)
ninjamme (nominative plural)
ninjamme (accusative nominative singular)
ninjamme (accusative nominative plural)
ninjamme (accusative genitive singular)
ninjamme (accusative genitive plural)
ninjamme (genitive singular)
ninjojemme (genitive plural)
ninjaimme (genitive plural rare)
ninjaamme (partitive singular)
ninjojamme (partitive plural)
ninjassamme (inessive singular)
ninjoissamme (inessive plural)
ninjastamme (elative singular)
ninjoistamme (elative plural)
ninjaamme (illative singular)
ninjoihimme (illative plural)
ninjallamme (adessive singular)
ninjoillamme (adessive plural)
ninjaltamme (ablative singular)
ninjoiltamme (ablative plural)
ninjallemme (allative singular)
ninjoillemme (allative plural)
ninjanamme (essive singular)
ninjoinamme (essive plural)
ninjaksemme (singular translative)
ninjoiksemme (plural translative)
ninjattamme (abessive singular)
ninjoittamme (abessive plural)
ninjoinemme (comitative plural)
ninjanne (nominative singular)
ninjanne (nominative plural)
ninjanne (accusative nominative singular)
ninjanne (accusative nominative plural)
ninjanne (accusative genitive singular)
ninjanne (accusative genitive plural)
ninjanne (genitive singular)
ninjojenne (genitive plural)
ninjainne (genitive plural rare)
ninjaanne (partitive singular)
ninjojanne (partitive plural)
ninjassanne (inessive singular)
ninjoissanne (inessive plural)
ninjastanne (elative singular)
ninjoistanne (elative plural)
ninjaanne (illative singular)
ninjoihinne (illative plural)
ninjallanne (adessive singular)
ninjoillanne (adessive plural)
ninjaltanne (ablative singular)
ninjoiltanne (ablative plural)
ninjallenne (allative singular)
ninjoillenne (allative plural)
ninjananne (essive singular)
ninjoinanne (essive plural)
ninjaksenne (singular translative)
ninjoiksenne (plural translative)
ninjattanne (abessive singular)
ninjoittanne (abessive plural)
ninjoinenne (comitative plural)
ninjansa (nominative singular)
ninjansa (nominative plural)
ninjansa (accusative nominative singular)
ninjansa (accusative nominative plural)
ninjansa (accusative genitive singular)
ninjansa (accusative genitive plural)
ninjansa (genitive singular)
ninjojensa (genitive plural)
ninjainsa (genitive plural rare)
ninjaansa (partitive singular)
ninjojaan (partitive plural)
ninjojansa (partitive plural)
ninjassaan (inessive singular)
ninjassansa (inessive singular)
ninjoissaan (inessive plural)
ninjoissansa (inessive plural)
ninjastaan (elative singular)
ninjastansa (elative singular)
ninjoistaan (elative plural)
ninjoistansa (elative plural)
ninjaansa (illative singular)
ninjoihinsa (illative plural)
ninjallaan (adessive singular)
ninjallansa (adessive singular)
ninjoillaan (adessive plural)
ninjoillansa (adessive plural)
ninjaltaan (ablative singular)
ninjaltansa (ablative singular)
ninjoiltaan (ablative plural)
ninjoiltansa (ablative plural)
ninjalleen (allative singular)
ninjallensa (allative singular)
ninjoilleen (allative plural)
ninjoillensa (allative plural)
ninjanaan (essive singular)
ninjanansa (essive singular)
ninjoinaan (essive plural)
ninjoinansa (essive plural)
ninjakseen (singular translative)
ninjaksensa (singular translative)
ninjoikseen (plural translative)
ninjoiksensa (plural translative)
ninjattaan (abessive singular)
ninjattansa (abessive singular)
ninjoittaan (abessive plural)
ninjoittansa (abessive plural)
ninjoineen (comitative plural)
ninjoinensa (comitative plural)


ninja

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

unidentified assassin with black clothes and mask

id-noun

ninja (first-person possessive ninjaku, second-person possessive ninjamu, third-person possessive ninjanya)

ninjaku (first-person possessive)
ninjamu (possessive second-person)
ninjanya (possessive third-person)


ninja

Coordinate term: ninjutsu

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

ninja (nominative singular)
ninjowie (nominative plural)
ninje (derogatory nominative plural)
ninji (genitive singular)
ninjów (genitive plural)
ninji (dative singular)
ninjom (dative plural)
ninję (accusative singular)
ninjów (accusative plural)
ninje (accusative derogatory plural)
ninją (instrumental singular)
ninjami (instrumental plural)
ninji (locative singular)
ninjach (locative plural)
ninjo (singular vocative)
ninjowie (plural vocative)
ninje (derogatory plural vocative)


ninja

(martial arts, historical) ninja (person trained in stealth, espionage, assassination and ninjutsu)


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Ninjor är mästare på att röra sig osynligt i skuggorna

Ninjas are masters of moving invisibly in the shadows

ninja (indefinite nominative singular)
ninjan (definite nominative singular)
ninjor (indefinite nominative plural)
ninjorna (definite nominative plural)
ninjas (genitive indefinite singular)
ninjans (definite genitive singular)
ninjors (genitive indefinite plural)
ninjornas (definite genitive plural)


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ninja (definite accusative ninjayı, plural ninjalar)

ninjayı (accusative definite)
ninjalar (plural)
ninja (nominative singular)
ninjalar (nominative plural)
ninjayı (accusative definite singular)
ninjaları (accusative definite plural)
ninjaya (dative singular)
ninjalara (dative plural)
ninjada (locative singular)
ninjalarda (locative plural)
ninjadan (ablative singular)
ninjalardan (ablative plural)
ninjanın (genitive singular)
ninjaların (genitive plural)
ninjayım (first-person singular)
ninjalarım (first-person singular)
ninjasın (second-person singular)
ninjalarsın (second-person singular)
ninja (singular third-person)
ninjadır (singular third-person)
ninjalar (singular third-person)
ninjalardır (singular third-person)
ninjayız (first-person plural)
ninjalarız (first-person plural)
ninjasınız (plural second-person)
ninjalarsınız (plural second-person)
ninjalar (plural third-person)
ninjalardır (plural third-person)

From French ninja, from Japanese 忍者 (ninja).