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此れ者 (これしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

此これ者しゃ

Meanings

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noun

archaic

Archaic term for a gambler, no longer in modern use. Found in historical texts.

江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん献けんに「此これ者しゃ」という言こと葉ばが博ばく徒とを指さして使つかわれている。
In Edo-period documents, the word 此れ者 is used to refer to a gambler.

Written forms

此これ者しゃ
Archaic kanji spelling; the word itself is obsolete.
是これ者しゃ
Variant archaic spelling.

Kanji

此this, current, next
者someone, person
是just so, this, right

Similar words

博ばく徒と
Modern term for a gambler or professional gambler, especially in historical contexts. 此れ者 is an archaic synonym.
ギャンブラー
Modern loanword for a gambler, used in contemporary contexts. 此れ者 is its archaic Japanese equivalent.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling 此れ者 literally means 'this person' but was used idiomatically to mean 'gambler' in historical Japanese.