ronin

American  

[roh-nin] / ˈroʊ nɪn /

noun

Japanese History.

plural

ronin, ronins

1. a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.

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ronin British  

/ ˈrəʊnɪn /

noun

1. a lordless samurai, esp one whose feudal lord had been deprived of his territory

2. such samurai collectively

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Etymology

Origin of ronin

From the Japanese word rōnin literally, “wave man” (understood as “a man tossed around like a wave”)

Example Sentences

Three camera operators passed a lightweight Ronin 4D rig among themselves as the singer moved from set piece to set piece, and not always as smoothly as they’d hoped.

From Los Angeles Times

Simpson, the software marketing professional at Ronin Consulting who is diluting her cleaners, said she plans to keep playing the saving game indefinitely.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the first season, Lucasfilm tapped Japanese anime studios for nine shorts, which featured a range of stories including those that centered an ex-Sith ronin, a Jedi Padawan turned lead singer of a rock band and even a Force-wielding droid.

From Los Angeles Times

The continuous-shot technique, with the lightweight, unconventional Ronin 4D camera, puts us right beside the characters.

From Los Angeles Times

The crew shot with a Ronin 4D, an affordable and lightweight camera that could easily be handed to different operators.

From Los Angeles Times