[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

samurai \sa"murai`\, n. pl.  sing. jap.
   in the former feudal system of japan, the class or a member
   of the class, of military retainers of the daimios,
   constituting the gentry or lesser nobility. they possessed
   power of life and death over the commoners, and wore two
   swords as their distinguishing mark. their special rights and
   privileges were abolished with the fall of feudalism in 1871.
   they were referred to as "a cross between a knight and a
   gentleman".
   webster 1913 suppl. +pjc

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shizoku \shizo"ku\, n. sing.  pl. jap. shi-zoku, fr. chin.
   ch' chi branch, posterity + tsu kindered, class.
   the japanese warrior gentry or middle class, formerly called
   samurai; also, any member of this class.
   webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
samurai 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

samurai
     n 1: a japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military
          aristocracy
     2: feudal japanese military aristocracy

[4] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

samurai n. a hacker who hires out for legal cracking jobs, snooping for
   factions in corporate political fights, lawyers pursuing privacy-rights
   and first amendment cases, and other parties with legitimate reasons to
   need an electronic locksmith. in 1991, mainstream media reported the
   existence of a loose-knit culture of samurai that meets electronically
   on bbs systems, mostly bright teenagers with personal micros; they have
   modeled themselves explicitly on the historical samurai of japan and on
   the "net cowboys" of william gibson's cyberpunk novels. those
   interviewed claim to adhere to a rigid ethic of loyalty to their
   employers and to disdain the vandalism and theft practiced by criminal
   crackers as beneath them and contrary to the hacker ethic; some quote
   miyamoto musashi's "book of five rings", a classic of historical samurai
   doctrine, in support of these principles. see also sneaker, stupids,
   social engineering, cracker, hacker ethic, and dark-side hacker.


see also:
cyberpunk sneaker stupids social engineering cracker hacker ethic 
dark-side hacker 

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

samurai
     
        a hacker who hires out for legal cracking jobs, snooping for
        factions in corporate political fights, lawyers pursuing
        privacy-rights and first amendment cases, and other parties
        with legitimate reasons to need an electronic locksmith.  in
        1991, mainstream media reported the existence of a loose-knit
        culture of samurai that meets electronically on bbs systems,
        mostly bright teenagers with personal micros; they have
        modelled themselves explicitly on the historical samurai of
        japan and on the "net cowboys" of william gibson's cyberpunk
        novels.  those interviewed claim to adhere to a rigid ethic of
        loyalty to their employers and to disdain the vandalism and
        theft practiced by criminal crackers as beneath them and
        contrary to the hacker ethic; some quote miyamoto musashi's
        "book of five rings", a classic of historical samurai
        doctrine, in support of these principles.
     
        see also stupids, social engineering, cracker, hacker
        ethic, and dark-side hacker.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
cyberpunk stupids social engineering cracker hacker ethic dark-side hacker 
jargon file 

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