sumōtori

A form of sumotori — A sumo wrestler.

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Meanings

nounsumōtori (plural sumōtori)
  1. alternativeAlternative form of sumotori.

    The left wall had small wooden tags with the ring names (shikona) of the stable’s sumōtori.

    1992, Philbert Ono, “A Visit to Azumazeki-beya (Part 1)”, in Eye-Ai, Tokyo: Riverfield, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5
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    [A] fight between two expert sumōtori is for the Japanese an event of almost national importance, and they flock in thousands to the huge amphitheatre in the centre of which the tussle takes place.

    1906 January 18, E. W., “More about Japan”, in Nature: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science, volume LXXIII, number 1890, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited; New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 272, column 1

    There was a young deshi (fledgling sumōtori) looking up at the oyakata with a terrified face.

    1998, “Arena”, in Look Japan, volume 44, Tokyo: Look Japan, Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 32, column 2
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Chicago

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