English noun: ninja | |||
1. | ninja (person) a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mercenary, soldier of fortune | ||
Member meronym | ninja | ||
Domain category | Japanese, Nipponese | ||
2. | ninja (group) a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations | ||
Broader (hypernym) | class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum | ||
Member holonym | ninja | ||
Domain category | Japanese, Nipponese | ||