ronin
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- Scrabble points
- 5
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 5
Definition of ronin
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet).
“Back at Asano’s home in Ako, his chancellor, Oishi (Tatsuo Ichikawa), rallies the samurai, now known as ronin because they are without a master, in a campaign to avenge Asano and restore his clan’s honor.”
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noun
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A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet).
“Back at Asano’s home in Ako, his chancellor, Oishi (Tatsuo Ichikawa), rallies the samurai, now known as ronin because they are without a master, in a campaign to avenge Asano and restore his clan’s honor.”
- (colloquial)A student who has failed the entrance examination for the high school or university of their choice: if the student does not wish to take the exam the following year or is unable to, the student becomes a ronin, assuming full responsibility for their own training and survival.
name
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A male given name originating as a coinage.
“He shook Chaz's hand. “Please call me Ronin.” Ronin. The sexy, mysterious name fit him perfectly.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Japanese 浪人 (rōnin), in turn from Middle Chinese 浪人 (MC langH nyin, “dissolute, wasteful, unrestrained + person”).
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