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ninja

nin·ja [ nínjə ] (plural nin·jas or nin·ja)


noun 
Definition:
 
mercenary in feudal Japan: a member of a group of mercenaries in feudal Japan who were trained in stealth and the martial arts and employed as spies, saboteurs, or assassins

[Mid-20th century. < Japanese, "spy" < nin "endure" + ja "person" (< Middle Chinese tšiaʔ)]
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