<P> A rōnin (浪人, "drifter" or "wanderer") was a samurai without a lord or master during the feudal period (1185--1868) of Japan . A samurai became masterless from the death or fall of his master, or after the loss of his master's favor or privilege . </P> <P> In modern Japanese usage, sometimes the term is used to describe a salaryman who is unemployed or a secondary school graduate who has not yet been admitted to university . </P>

What do you call a samurai without master