NINJA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("ninja" is a kind of...):

class; social class; socio-economic class; stratum (people having the same social, economic, or educational status)

Meronyms (members of "ninja"):

ninja (a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu)

Domain category:

Japanese; Nipponese (a native or inhabitant of Japan)

Meaning:

A member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ninja" is a kind of...):

mercenary; soldier of fortune (a person hired to fight for another country than their own)

Domain category:

Japanese; Nipponese (a native or inhabitant of Japan)

Holonyms ("ninja" is a member of...):

ninja (a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations)