Archaic term for a warrior, especially one skilled with a bow. Sense 2 (skilled bowman) is a narrower subset of the same historical usage.
In the old tale, an archer vanquished the monster.
bow-twirling ceremony; wrestler who performs the bow-twirling ceremony
Sumo term. Refers to the bow-twirling ritual performed at the end of a tournament day, or the wrestler who performs it. Often used in the phrase 弓取り式.
See also: 弓取り式
The bow-twirling ceremony is performed at the end of each day of the Grand Sumo Tournament.
He is the wrestler who performs the bow-twirling ceremony.
bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a sumo tournament day
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling without okurigana.
Compound of 弓 (yumi, 'bow') and 取り (tori, 'taker/handler'). The sumo sense derives from the ceremony where a wrestler takes and twirls a bow.