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- [sam-oo-rahy]
- /ˈsæm ʊˌraɪ/
- /ˈsæm.ʊ.raɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sam-oo-rahy]
- /ˈsæm ʊˌraɪ/
Definitions of samurai word
- noun plural samurai a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan. 1
- noun plural samurai a retainer of a daimyo. 1
- noun samurai Japanese warrior 1
- noun Definition of samurai in Technology A hacker who hires out for legal cracking jobs, snooping for factions in corporate political fights, lawyers pursuing privacy-rights and First Amendment cases, and other parties with legitimate reasons to need an electronic locksmith. In 1991, mainstream media reported the existence of a loose-knit culture of samurai that meets electronically on BBS systems, mostly bright teenagers with personal micros; they have modelled themselves explicitly on the historical samurai of Japan and on the "net cowboys" of William Gibson's cyberpunk novels. Those interviewed claim to adhere to a rigid ethic of loyalty to their employers and to disdain the vandalism and theft practiced by criminal crackers as beneath them and contrary to the hacker ethic; some quote Miyamoto Musashi's "Book of Five Rings", a classic of historical samurai doctrine, in support of these principles. See also Stupids, social engineering, cracker, hacker ethic, and dark-side hacker. 1
- countable noun samurai In former times, a samurai was a member of a powerful class of fighters in Japan. 0
- noun samurai the Japanese warrior caste that provided the administrative and fighting aristocracy from the 11th to the 19th centuries 0
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Origin of samurai
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
1720-30; < Japanese, earlier samurafi to serve, equivalent to sa- prefix + morafi watchfully wait (frequentative of mor- to guard)
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samurai popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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