brokering; broker
Abbreviation of 才取り人 or similar; refers to a person who acts as an intermediary or broker, often in traditional trades or markets.
handing materials up a ladder; assistant who hands things up a ladder
Specific to plastering or construction work; the person or the action of passing materials up to a plasterer on a scaffold.
pole used to hand things up a ladder
A long pole or stick used specifically for passing materials up to a plasterer; see also 才取り棒.
See also: 才取り棒
He works as a broker at the fish market.
In plastering work, the assistant hands materials up to the craftsman.
Using the pole, they pass the mortar up to the craftsman.
pole for handing things up a ladder
Compound of 才 (sai, 'ability' or 'talent') and 取り (tori, 'taker'). The exact derivation is uncertain; the term is used in specific trade contexts.