Jisho

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Noun
1. sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword)
Noun
2. rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremonySumo
Wikipedia definition
3. TachimochiIn professional sumo, the tachimochi is one of the two attendants that accompany a yokozuna when he performs his dohyo-iri or ring entrance ceremony. The other attendant is called the tsuyuharai. During the ceremony the tachimochi will follow the yokozuna, carrying his sword in his right hand, to the ring and squat on his right hand side. The yokozuna's sword is a traditional indication of his samurai status.
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Other forms
太刀持 【たちもち】

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