samurai
noun
sam·u·rai
ˈsa-mə-ˌrī 
ˈsam-yə-
plural samurai
1
: a military retainer of a Japanese daimyo practicing the code of conduct of Bushido
2
: the warrior aristocracy of Japan
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The film, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year, follows a group of seven samurai warriors who save a little village from annihilation at the hands of a group of bandits in 15th-century Japan.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 July 2025
Expectations are also high for Last Samurai Standing, a bloody battle-royale drama set to debut in November, with Junichi Okada leading a cast of nearly 300 samurai warriors in a survival contest during the Meiji era.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
First introduced by way of a Buddhist monk who brought tea seeds over from China in the 12th century, tea drinking soon spread from the monastery to the samurai and beyond.
—HubSpot, 20 June 2025
Japanese Tea Ceremonies In the 1300s, the tea ceremony was popular among Zen monks and samurai warriors for social and political purposes.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 12 June 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 July 2025
Expectations are also high for Last Samurai Standing, a bloody battle-royale drama set to debut in November, with Junichi Okada leading a cast of nearly 300 samurai warriors in a survival contest during the Meiji era.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
First introduced by way of a Buddhist monk who brought tea seeds over from China in the 12th century, tea drinking soon spread from the monastery to the samurai and beyond.
—HubSpot, 20 June 2025
Japanese Tea Ceremonies In the 1300s, the tea ceremony was popular among Zen monks and samurai warriors for social and political purposes.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for samurai
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samurai
noun
sam·u·rai
ˈsam-(y)ə-ˌrī
plural samurai
: a warrior serving a Japanese feudal lord and practicing a code of conduct which valued honor over life
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