samurai
noun
sam·u·rai
ˈsa-mə-ˌrī 
ˈsam-yə-
plural samurai
1
: a military retainer of a Japanese daimyo practicing the code of conduct of Bushido
2
: the warrior aristocracy of Japan
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Two years ago, Lind was stabbed and blinded with a samurai sword by two individuals, who were allegedly tenants and who had allegedly stopped paying him rent.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
His death came after he was allegedly impaled with a samurai sword and blinded in one eye during an attack by a group of young tenants who lived in box trucks on his property.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Two years ago, Lind was stabbed and blinded with a samurai sword by two individuals, who were allegedly tenants and who had allegedly stopped paying him rent.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Cutting a long story short, a vocal minority of reactionary gamers is perturbed that a sci-fi video game features a Black samurai protagonist, despite the game’s hokey premise centering on the genetic recording of memories written to computer software.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
His death came after he was allegedly impaled with a samurai sword and blinded in one eye during an attack by a group of young tenants who lived in box trucks on his property.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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samurai
noun
sam·u·rai
ˈsam-(y)ə-ˌrī
plural samurai
: a warrior serving a Japanese feudal lord and practicing a code of conduct which valued honor over life
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