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ninja

[ nin-juh ]

noun

plural ninja, ninjas.
  1. (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.
  2. a person who is expert or highly skilled in a specified field or activity (often used attributively):

    marketing ninjas; ninja programmers.



verb (used with object)

ninjaed, ninjaing.
  1. Also nin·ja loot. Slang. (in a video game) to unfairly claim (valuable items or loot) from a treasure pool by taking them from a kill made by another player or bypassing the agreed-upon system for loot distribution in a group:

    When I ninja an epic item, I log off the server before anyone even realizes what happened.

ninja

/ ˈɪԻə /

noun

  1. sometimes capital a person skilled in ninjutsu, a Japanese martial art characterized by stealthy movement and camouflage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ninja1

First recorded in 1960–65; from Japanese, equivalent to nin- “endure” + -ja, combining form of -sha “person, agent” (from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese ě + ě )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ninja1

Japanese
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Gainsbourg, in simply accessorized ninja black, is the picture of a woman who knows and means business.

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Lynch, a treat after his memorable cameo in “Bottoms,” calls Marvin a “spider monkey ninja god.”

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In addition to early intervention, he told the BBC that ninja swords should be banned and even suggested domestic knives could be made less dangerous.

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A consultation on banning "ninja swords" was also announced this week.

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Cyber Ninjas had, up until the audit, done occasional work providing security measures for random individual apps, offering this service through a website that featured people wearing actual ninja costumes and wielding katanas.

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