Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A male ninja.
Etymologies
- From the Japanese 忍び (しのび, shinobi), from 忍ぶ (しのぶ, shinobu) (“to conceal oneself”). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The studio always seemed to be filled with special guests, some invited, some not: a full-blown orchestra, zombie groupies, visiting shinobi dignitaries from Borneo, and a few confused vampires.”
“With the eager approval of the two clan elders, a list is drawn of ten shinobi from either clan.”
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“Rarely have I been this excited to see a bunch of shinobi slash each other to pieces as is the case with the manga version of Basilisk.”
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“It is the very reason that Himawari wakes up late as she stays up all night watching all sorts of shinobi movies.”
“Only the insane and the craftiest shinobi stuck it out the longest.”
“The attire was dead on for the time period and was a good balance for the outlandish shinobi.”
“These two are no ordinary shinobi; they have special abilities that far outstrip their “normal” counterparts.”
“Only a few chapters in — the Muromachi and warring states eras — do we encounter shinobi, experts in castle infiltration and solo armed combat.”
“He saw Bruce's foot come up in the expected kick; with fierce joy he reached in the proper shinobi counter.”
“Down she fell, to be impaled on the knife-like points of the _shinobi-gaeshi_.”
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