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Definition of samurai noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

samurai

noun

/ˈsæmuraɪ/

/ˈsæmuraɪ/

(plural samurai)

(from Japanese)

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(in the past) a member of a powerful military class in Japan
Word OriginJapanese.

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