What does sumōtori mean?

sumōtori

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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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."
"The left wall had small wooden tags with the ring names (shikona) of the stable’s sumōtori."
"There was a young deshi (fledgling sumōtori) looking up at the oyakata with a terrified face."

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