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karateka

[ kuh-rah-tee-kah ]
/ k蓹藞r蓱 ti藢k蓱 /
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noun, plural ka路ra路te路ka, ka路ra路te路kas.
an expert in karate.
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Origin of karateka

<Japanese, equivalent to karatekarate + -ka person (<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese ji膩)

Words nearby karateka

karaoke, Kara Sea, karat, karate, karate-chop, karateka, karaya gum, Karbala, karearea, Kareem, Karelia
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British Dictionary definitions for karateka

karateka
/ (k蓹藞r蓱藧t瑟藢k忙) /
noun
a competitor or expert in karate

Word Origin for karateka

Japanese; see karate
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