noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A samurai was publicly marked out from the rest of society by his appearance and his bearing of two swords.
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He guards both wife and daughter like a samurai .
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In the end there were not many things worth wanting for the serious man, the samurai .
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Nobles, like samurai , were forbidden to trade: they therefore employed nominees.
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The disproportionate population of samurai attracted vast numbers of retailers, craftsmen and servants to service the large and wealthy consumer market.
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The workpeople were their serfs, and the foremen, managers and engineers were the modern samurai .
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There were few outward signs, however, that the samurai was ready to sheath his sword.
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This short, steel, truncheon-like weapon was capable of meeting a full-blown attack from a sword-wielding samurai .