"samurai" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæm(j)ʊraɪ/ [UK], /ˈsæməˌraɪ/ [US] Audio: en-us-samurai.ogg [US] Forms: samurai [singular], samurais or samurai [plural]
enPR: sămʹə-rī' [US] Head templates: {{noun|3=samurai}} [POS TABLE]
  1. a samurai is a Japanese warrior
    Sense id: simple-samurai-en-noun-cXFkQInu
     
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