握にぎり手て

noun

miser; penny-pincher

Refers to a stingy person who is reluctant to spend money. Somewhat colloquial and may carry a negative connotation.

• 彼かれは握にぎり手てだから、食しょく事じ代だいを払はらいたがらない。

  He's a miser, so he doesn't want to pay for meals.

noun

sushi chef who makes nigirizushi

Specifically refers to a person who shapes nigirizushi by hand. This usage is less common than the miser sense.

• あの店みせの握にぎり手ては、長なが年ねんの経けい験けんがある職しょく人にんだ。

  The sushi chef at that restaurant is a craftsman with many years of experience.

noun

handle; grip; knob

Abbreviation of 握り (にぎり) in the sense of a handle or grip. Rare standalone use; mostly found in compound contexts or as a clipped form.

See also: 握り (にぎり)

• 「握にぎり手て」は、道どう具ぐの取とっ手てを指さす古ふるい言いい方かたとして使つかわれることがある。

  握り手 is sometimes used as an old-fashioned term for the handle of a tool.