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  • noun A practitioner of karate.

Etymologies

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From Japanese 空手家.

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Examples

  • Maybe that karateka who has been assiduously practicing for fifty years might not leave the external power stuff behind and turn into something else altogether.

    New Under the Sun Steve Perry 2010

  • I think I'll imagine the obnoxious boor being booted off Komsomol Peak don't know if it has a new name by my friend, the Kazakh mountain guide and karateka Margulan.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • I think I'll imagine the obnoxious boor being booted off Komsomol Peak don't know if it has a new name by my friend, the Kazakh mountain guide and karateka Margulan.

    The Matter of Borat 2006

  • Earlier, the karateka saw off Ainud In of Pakistan in the first round before dispatching Sayed Ahmed of Afghanistan in the semi-finals.

    News Ritesh Rijal 2010

  • KOROGOCHO, Kenya (AFP) - At the age of 60, 80 or maybe 100, the karateka grandmas of Korogocho slum are learning the rudiments of martial arts in order to survive in one of Kenya's most dangerous shanty towns.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • At the age of 60, 80 or maybe 100, the karateka grandmas of Korogocho slum are learning the rudiments of martial arts in order to survive in one of Kenya's most dangerous shantytowns.

    Guardian Online 2010

  • At the age of 60, 80 or maybe 100, the karateka grandmas of Korogocho slum are learning the rudiments of martial arts in order to survive in one of Kenya's most dangerous shantytowns.

    Guardian Online 2010

  • Bloodsport, and others, including the American actor and karateka Chuck Norris.

    SpikeMagazine.com Ian Hocking 2010

  • KOROGOCHO, Kenya (AFP) - At the age of 60, 80 or maybe 100, the karateka grandmas of Korogocho slum are learning the rudiments of martial arts in order to survive in one of Kenya's most dangerous shanty towns.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • KOROGOCHO, Kenya (AFP) - At the age of 60, 80 or maybe 100, the karateka grandmas of Korogocho slum are learning the rudiments of martial arts in order to survive in one of Kenya's most dangerous shanty towns.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

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