ninja
Translation
ninja
Examples
The story is about a legendary ninja.
The story is about a legendary ninja.
He moves with the stealth of a ninja.
He moves with the stealth of a ninja.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the)) ninja a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan He moves like a ninja.
Similar Words
spy, assassin, warrior
Etymology
Directly borrowed from Japanese 忍者 (ninja), from 忍 (nin, 'to endure, conceal') + 者 (ja, 'person').
Memory Tips
Picture a stealthy warrior from feudal Japan dressed in black. The word is Japanese and has been adopted into English.