samurai meaning

UK /ˈsæmjʊraɪ/ US /ˈsæmʊraɪ/ 3 syllables

samurai (noun): a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy.

samurai has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

samurai as a noun

  1. a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy

    Type of: warrior

  2. feudal Japanese military aristocracy

    Type of: nobility

How to pronounce samurai

samurai is pronounced /ˈsæmjʊraɪ/ in British English and /ˈsæmʊraɪ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in AI · 7-letter words

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