/ Dictionary / Index S samurai: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sam•u•rai Pronunciation: (sam'oo-rī"), [key] — pl. -rai. a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan. a retainer of a daimyo. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: samurai (Thesaurus) Samuelson San Related Content Daily Word Quiz: eccentric Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language