noun
Archaic term for a warrior, especially one skilled with a bow. Sense 2 (skilled bowman) is a narrower subset of the same historical usage.
昔話では、弓取りが怪物を退治した。
In the old tale, an archer vanquished the monster.
noun
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
弓取り式は大相撲の一日の最後に行われる。
The bow-twirling ceremony is performed at the end of each day of the Grand Sumo Tournament.
彼は弓取りを務める力士だ。
He is the wrestler who performs the bow-twirling ceremony.
The full name of the sumo bow-twirling ceremony; 弓取り is often used as an abbreviation.
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.