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SENSEI
Etymology
Noun
sensei (plural sensei or senseis)
A martial arts instructor. Sensei of martial arts usually live and/or work at a dojo where they instruct their apprentices. A live-in apprentice is also called uchi-deshi.
a Japanese (language) teacher.
a suffix attached to the name of a teacher (principally in translations from Japanese)
Synonyms
• (martial arts instructor): sifu, shifu
Anagrams
• Neisse, Nessie, Nieses, Sinese, in esse, insees, sees in, seines
Source: Wiktionary
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