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- [nin-juh]
- /ˈnɪn dʒə/
- /ˈnɪn.dʒə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nin-juh]
- /ˈnɪn dʒə/
Definitions of ninja word
- noun plural ninja a person who is expert or highly skilled in a specified field or activity (often used attributively): marketing ninjas; ninja gamers. 2
- noun plural ninja (often initial capital letter) a member of a feudal Japanese society of mercenary agents, highly trained in martial arts and stealth (ninjutsu) who were hired for covert purposes ranging from espionage to sabotage and assassination. 1
- noun ninja A person skilled in ninjutsu. 1
- noun ninja Japanese stealth assassin 1
- noun ninja a person skilled in ninjutsu, a Japanese martial art characterized by stealthy movement and camouflage 0
- noun ninja any of a class of feudal Japanese warriors highly trained in stealth and employed as spies and assassins 0
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Origin of ninja
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
< 1960-65; Japanese, equivalent to nin- endure + -ja, combining form of -sha person (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese rěn + zhě)
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Parts of speech for Ninja
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ninja popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% 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".
ninja usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ninja
noun ninja
- combatant — A combatant is a person, group, or country that takes part in the fighting in a war.
- fighter — a boxer; pugilist.
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- duelist — a person who participates in a duel.
- gladiator — (in ancient Rome) a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators.
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