Ninja vs. Kunoichi

Ninja and Kunoichi Definitions
Ninja
A member of a class of medieval Japanese mercenary agents who were trained in the martial arts and hired for covert operations such as assassination and sabotage.
Kunoichi
A female ninja
Ninja
(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.
Ninja
(figurative) A person considered similarly skillful to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.
Ninja
(figurative) A person considered to look like the historical ninja in some way, including amateur private miners.
Ninja
Syn of manas a friendly term of address.
What up, my ninja!
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Ninja
Of or related to ninjas in their various senses.
Ninja
(ambitransitive) To act or move like a ninja, particularly with regard to a combination of speed, power, and stealth.
Ninja
Syn of preempt: to supersede and invalidate a response by posting immediately before it.
When I hit post, I saw that Blue Emu had ninja'd me, so I just deleted my reply.
Ninja
To claim an item through abuse of game mechanics.
That damn warrior ninja'd an epic-quality wand even though he can't even use it!
Ninja
A member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
Ninja
A class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
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