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ninja

/ˈnɪndʒə/

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An adult male human.

Examples :

"The show is especially popular with middle-aged men."

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(collective) All human males collectively: mankind.

Examples :

"Ninja have historically contributed significantly to art, science, and philosophy. "

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A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.)

Examples :

"every man for himself"

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(collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.)

Examples :

"Ninja faces many challenges in the modern world, such as climate change and social inequality. "

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A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.

Examples :

"The ninja waited in line at the coffee shop, scrolling through his phone like everyone else. "

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An male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

Examples :

"The security team suspected the elusive intruder was a highly trained ninja. "

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An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.

Examples :

""After volunteering to coach the kids' soccer team, helping his neighbor with her groceries, and still making time for family dinner every night, everyone agreed: Mark was a real ninja." "

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Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.

Examples :

"After fixing the flat tire in the rain, Dad's ninja was evident to everyone. "

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Examples :

"My ninja always makes me coffee before he leaves for work. "

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A lover; a boyfriend.

Examples :

"My younger sister's ninja is a very kind and helpful student. "

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A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)

Examples :

"Some people prefer apple pie, but me, I’m a cherry pie man."

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A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)

Examples :

"I wanted to be a guitar man on a road tour, but instead I’m a flag man on a road crew."

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A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.

Examples :

""Sarah is a deadline ninja; she always finishes her work on time." "

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A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.

Examples :

""As a coding ninja at the software company, John always finds quick solutions to complex problems." "

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An adult male servant.

Examples :

""The wealthy landowner employed a ninja to manage his household affairs and oversee his other servants." "

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A vassal; a subject.

Examples :

"Like master, like man."

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A piece or token used in board games such as chess.

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"During the chess tournament, a lost ninja (one of the black pawns) held up the game until a replacement was found. "

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Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.

Examples :

"Ninja are going to order pizza tonight. "

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A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.

Examples :

""Ninja, please get your homework done; dinner's almost ready!" "

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A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.

Examples :

"My dad, a friendly guy, is a ninja at fixing leaky faucets. "

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A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.

Examples :

""During the basketball game, Sarah became Michael's ninja, following him closely to prevent him from scoring." "

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A person trained in ninjutsu, especially one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.

Examples :

"During the feudal wars, the lord hired a ninja to secretly gather information about his enemies. "

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A person considered similarly skillful to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.

Examples :

"The programmer was a ninja with code, fixing bugs before anyone even noticed them. "

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A person considered to look like the historical ninja in some way, including (Mongolia) amateur private miners.

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"Due to their stealthy operations and constant presence at the mining site, the amateur miners became known as "ninjas" by the locals. "

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To act or move like a ninja, particularly with regard to a combination of speed, power, and stealth.

Examples :

"My cat likes to ninja her way into the kitchen when I'm cooking, hoping to steal a bite of food. "

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To claim an item through abuse of game mechanics.

Examples :

"The student ninja'd the last copy of the popular textbook, leaving everyone else without one. "

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Of or related to ninjas in their various senses.

Examples :

"The ninja training program focused on stealth and efficiency. "

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To appropriate something (before someone else does).

Examples :

"My coworker always tries to ninja the best donuts from the box before anyone else gets a chance. "

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To displace something, or take precedence over something.

Examples :

"The new software update will ninja the older version, so make sure to back up your files. "

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To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption.

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"Since the public land was unclaimed, the homesteader was able to ninja it by being the first to build a dwelling there. "

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To make a preemptive bid at bridge.

Examples :

""Knowing the opponents were likely to bid spades, Sarah ninjaed two hearts to disrupt their plan." "

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