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sumotori

sumotori noun: a sumo wrestler.

Noun

sumotori (plural sumotoris or sumotori)

  1. A sumo wrestler.
    • His past was evident in his small office, crowded with his wrestling trophies and certificates, but most intriguing to Hiroshi were the photos of sumotori that lined the wall—their bulky, imposing bodies filling the space around them.2007, Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms: A Novel, page 47
    Synonyms:
    rikishi, sumo

Synonyms of sumotori

Forms of sumotori

pluralsumotoris
pluralsumotori
alternative formsumōtori

Origin of sumotori

Borrowed from Japanese 相撲取り (sumōtori).

Questions about sumotori

What does sumotori mean?
Sumotori means a sumo wrestler.
What part of speech is sumotori?
Sumotori is a noun.
What is the plural of sumotori?
The plural of sumotori is sumotoris.

Words near sumotori in the dictionary

  1. sumoists
  2. sumon
  3. sumons
  4. sumorylation
  5. sumos
  6. sumotori
  7. sumotoris
  8. sumoylate
  9. sumoylated
  10. sumoylates
  11. sumoylating

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