sensei

[sen-sey]

noun

1. a karate or judo instructor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sensei¹

< Japanese: teacher, master, doctor < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese xiānsheng ( xiān ahead + shēng born)

Example Sentences

Leonardo DiCaprio plays a drug-and-booze-addled revolutionary trying to rescue his kidnapped daughter, with Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall and Alana Haim as his comrades, Benicio del Toro as his wild-card ally Sensei Sergio and Sean Penn as their white-nationalist antagonist, Col.

From Los Angeles Times

He wanted to be a better person and a sensei worthy of the kids he instructed.

From Salon

The fictional Sekai Taikai is a slightly less lethal version of the kumite from “Bloodsport,” albeit with martial arts star Lewis Tam as Sensei Wolf, an entirely new and evil dojo master, instead of Jean-Claude Van Damme, who's probably less affordable.

From Salon

That said, it was adorably quaint to see the recent midseason cliffhanger brawl be kicked off by a surly Russian sensei that resembles Zangief from “Street Fighter.”

From Salon

Special teams coordinator Ryan Ficken is a “situational sensei” when it comes to obscure rules, Harbaugh said.

From Los Angeles Times