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ninjas

/ˈnɪndʒəz/

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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 :

"Ninjas must register for selective service in many countries. "

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

Examples :

"every man for himself"

human person culture

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

human person group

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

Examples :

"Ninjas are not members of the genus Homo. "

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

Examples :

"The stealthy ninjas trained in the forest, perfecting their ancient fighting techniques. "

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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 :

"Mr. Henderson, who always helps his neighbors and volunteers at the school, is one of the real ninjas in our community. "

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Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.

Examples :

"The coach praised the team's ninjas after they won the game with determination and strength. "

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Examples :

"My friend always introduces her ninjas to people she works with. "

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A lover; a boyfriend.

Examples :

""Sarah introduced her ninjas, Mark and David, to her parents at dinner." "

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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 :

""My mom is a ninjas at finding lost things; she always knows where my keys are." "

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

Examples :

"Our company calls its top salespeople "sales ninjas." "

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An adult male servant.

Examples :

"The wealthy merchant employed two ninjas to manage his household. "

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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.

Examples :

"During the chess tournament, each player carefully positioned their ninjas on the board, planning their next move. "

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

Examples :

""Ninjas are getting pizza after work to celebrate finishing the project." "

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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 :

""Ninjas, get your backpacks and get in the car, we're already late for school!" "

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

Examples :

""Alright, ninjas, let's get this project finished before lunch!" "

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

Examples :

"In the basketball game, the star player had two ninjas constantly guarding him, making it difficult for him to score. "

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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 Japan's feudal era, ninjas were sometimes hired to secretly gather information or protect important people. "

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

Examples :

"The IT team moved through the office like ninjas, quietly upgrading everyone's computers late at night so nobody would be disrupted during the workday. "

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

Examples :

"In Mongolia, some amateur private miners are called "ninjas" because of their stealthy methods of digging for gold. "

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

Examples :

"To get the last slice of pizza, my little brother ninjas across the living room before anyone else notices. "

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To claim an item through abuse of game mechanics.

Examples :

"The group had agreed to share the pizza, but Mark ninjas the last slice when nobody was looking. "

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To appropriate something (before someone else does).

Examples :

""When the free donuts appeared in the break room, Sarah ninjas one before anyone else could get to them." "

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To displace something, or take precedence over something.

Examples :

""The company decided to ninja the old software system with a newer, more efficient platform." "

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

Examples :

"Because they had farmed the land for generations, the family tried to ninjas the property when the government put it up for sale. "

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To make a preemptive bid at bridge.

Examples :

"At the bridge table last night, Sarah ninjas with a two-spade bid, hoping to disrupt the opponents' auction. "