ninja

noun

a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations

a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations

Roots

ninjaninja- · Japanese · one who endures/spy

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