ninja

[nin-juh] / ˈnɪn dʒə /

NOUN

martial artist

Synonyms

STRONG

combatant fighter

WEAK

champion duelist gladiator mercenary pugilist warrior

Example Sentences

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Robinson also created other videos depicting Pitt battling a sword-wielding "zombie ninja," and another showing him teaming up with Cruise to fight a robot.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

"Background actors are like ninjas, and only ninjas can determine who else is a good ninja," Amaya told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Ronan's Law, named after her son, will outlaw the manufacture, supply, sale, possession and importation of ninja swords.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

Mark Joseph Stern: This is a classic Kagan ninja move.

From Slate • May 16, 2025

She’d reached the desktop, with the background picture of all three kids at Halloween last year: Finn as a clown, Emma as a ninja, and Chess as a skeleton.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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