OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11951

ninja

/ˈnɪnd͡ʒə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ninja
A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.
He used to work in the Japanese agency as a ninja.
The men... are now learning to be ninja or ‘stealers-in’.
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