"samurai" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæm(j)ʊɹaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsæməˌɹaɪ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-samurai.ogg [US] Forms: samurai [plural], samurais [plural]
enPR: sămʹə-rī' Rhymes: (General American) -æməɹaɪ, (Received Pronunciation) -æmʊɹaɪ, (RP) -æmjʊɹaɪ Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 侍 (samurai). Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{bor|en|ja|侍|tr=samurai}} Japanese 侍 (samurai) Head templates: {{en-noun|samurai|s}} samurai (plural samurai or samurais)
  1. In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo. Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Japan Derived forms: samurai sword Related terms: ronin Translations (feudal Japanese warrior): samoerai (Afrikaans), samuraj [masculine] (Albanian), سَامُورَاي (sāmūrāy) [masculine] (Arabic), սամուրայ (samuray) (Armenian), samuray (Azerbaijani), самура́й (samuráj) [masculine] (Belarusian), সামুরাই (śamurai) (Bengali), самура́й (samuráj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ဆာမူရိုင်း (hcamuruing:) (Burmese), samurai [masculine] (Catalan), 武士 (mou⁵ si⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 日本武士 (jat⁶ bun² mou⁵ si⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 武士 (wǔshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 日本武士 (Rìběn wǔshì) (Chinese Mandarin), samuraj [masculine] (Czech), samurai (Danish), samoerai [masculine] (Dutch), samurajo (Esperanto), samurai (Estonian), samurai (Finnish), samouraï [masculine] (French), სამურაი (samurai) (Georgian), Samurai [masculine] (German), σαμουράι (samourái) [masculine] (Greek), סמוראי (samurai) [masculine] (Hebrew), समुराई (samurāī) [masculine] (Hindi), szamuráj (Hungarian), samúræji [masculine] (Icelandic), samurai (Ido), samurai (Indonesian), samurai (Interlingua), samurai [masculine] (Italian), (samurai) (Japanese), 武士 (bushi, mononofu) (Japanese), សាមូរ៉ៃ (saamuuray) (Khmer), 사무라이 (samurai) (Korean), 무사 (musa) (alt: 武士) (Korean), 부시 (busi) [rare] (Korean), samuraeus [masculine] (Latin), samurajs [masculine] (Latvian), samurajus [masculine] (Lithuanian), самура́ј (samuráj) [masculine] (Macedonian), samurai (Malay), सामुराई (sāmurāī) [masculine] (Marathi), самуурай (samuuraj) (Mongolian), samurai [masculine] (Norwegian), سامورایی (sâmurâyi) (Persian), samuraj [masculine] (Polish), samurai [masculine] (Portuguese), samurai [masculine] (Romanian), самура́й (samuráj) [masculine] (Russian), самурај [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), samuraj [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), samuraj [masculine] (Slovak), samuraj [masculine] (Slovene), samurái [masculine] (Spanish), samuraj [common-gender] (Swedish), samuray (Tagalog), சாமுராய் (cāmurāy) (Tamil), సామురాయ్ (sāmurāy) (Telugu), ซามูไร (saa-muu-rai) (Thai), samuray (Turkish), самура́й (samuráj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), سمرائی (samurā'ī) [masculine] (Urdu), xamurai (Vietnamese), samurai (Vietnamese), võ sĩ (alt: 武士) (Vietnamese), thị (alt: ) [rare] (Vietnamese), samûrai [masculine] (West Frisian)

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          "lang": "Khmer",
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          "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
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          "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
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          "roman": "musa",
          "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "busi",
          "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
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          "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
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          "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
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          "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
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          "roman": "sāmurāī",
          "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
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          "roman": "saa-muu-rai",
          "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
          "word": "ซามูไร"
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
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          "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
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      "ipa": "/ˈsæməˌɹaɪ/",
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        "General-American"
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    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "(RP) -æmjʊɹaɪ"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samoerai"
    },
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samuraj"
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "sāmūrāy",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سَامُورَاي"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "samuray",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "սամուրայ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samuray"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "samuráj",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "самура́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śamurai",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "সামুরাই"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "samuráj",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "самура́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hcamuruing:",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "ဆာမူရိုင်း"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "mou⁵ si⁶",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "武士"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jat⁶ bun² mou⁵ si⁶",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "日本武士"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wǔshì",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "武士"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Rìběn wǔshì",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "日本武士"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samuraj"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samoerai"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samurajo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samouraï"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "samurai",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "სამურაი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "samourái",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σαμουράι"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "samurai",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "סמוראי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "samurāī",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "समुराई"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "szamuráj"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samúræji"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "samurai",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "侍"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bushi, mononofu",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "武士"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "saamuuray",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "សាមូរ៉ៃ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "samurai",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "사무라이"
    },
    {
      "alt": "武士",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "musa",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "무사"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "busi",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "부시"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samuraeus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samurajs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samurajus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "samuráj",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "самура́ј"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "sāmurāī",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सामुराई"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "samuuraj",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "самуурай"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sâmurâyi",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "سامورایی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samuraj"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "samuráj",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "самура́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "самурај"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samuraj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samuraj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samuraj"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samurái"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "samuraj"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samuray"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "cāmurāy",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "சாமுராய்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "sāmurāy",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "సామురాయ్"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "saa-muu-rai",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "ซามูไร"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samuray"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "samuráj",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "самура́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "samurā'ī",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سمرائی"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "xamurai"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "samurai"
    },
    {
      "alt": "武士",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "word": "võ sĩ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "侍",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "thị"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "feudal Japanese warrior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "samûrai"
    }
  ],
  "word": "samurai"
}

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