Ninja
[nin-juh] /ˈnɪn dʒə/
noun, plural ninja, ninjas. (often initial capital letter)
1.
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.
/ˈnɪndʒə/
noun (pl) -ja, -jas
1.
(sometimes capital) a person skilled in ninjutsu, a Japanese martial art characterized by stealthy movement and camouflage
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