sumon.

Brit.

/ˈsuːməʊ/, U.S.

/ˈsumoʊ/

Inflections: Plural sumos, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s smoo, 1800s soumo, 1800s– sumo.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese sumō.

Etymology: < Japanese sumō sumo wrestling, sumo wrestler (1603 as sumǒ in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam, glossed as ‘wrestling’), ultimately < †sumafu to resist, fight, wrestle.The form smoo reflects the pronunciation of the Japanese word with devoiced u, which is often not heard by speakers of English.

1. A wrestler who competes in the sport of sumo (see sense 2); = sumo wrestler n. at Compounds 2. Cf. sumotori n., rikishi n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > wrestler > types of

sumo1864

sumotori1884

ozeki1892

sumo1893

yokozuna1894

rikishi1907

mud-wrestler1936

baby face1948

luchador1953

heel1958

wrist-wrestler1978

face1998

curtain jerker1999

1864 Naut. Mag. & Naval Chron. July 357 These athletic Japanese, called soumos, form a peculiar caste, and enjoy a certain standing among their countrymen.

1936 K. Nohara True Face of Japan v. 220 Our taste for prodigies..is gratified by the corpulence of the Sumo.

2002 L. Henderson Broken Rec. Technique 49 The sun is out and the sky is huge and it seems that everyone else is drunk. But the sumos must stay totally focused.

2. A Japanese form of wrestling traditionally involving male wrestlers of a large size and body mass, in which a competitor wins a bout by forcing his opponent out of a circular ring, or by making him touch the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet. Cf. sumo wrestling n. at Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > types of wrestling

catch as catch cana1393

in-play1713

Cumberland and Westmorland (style, etc.)1823

Cornish wrestling1824

arm-wrestling1846

professional wrestling1884

sumo1893

all in1934

mud-wrestling1936

lucha libre1943

wrist-wrestling1973

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > wrestler > types of

sumo1864

sumotori1884

ozeki1892

sumo1893

yokozuna1894

rikishi1907

mud-wrestler1936

baby face1948

luchador1953

heel1958

wrist-wrestler1978

face1998

curtain jerker1999

1893 Trans. & Proc. Japan Soc. 1892 1 19 I have seen English wrestling, and found it similar to Japanese wrestling (Sumō, not Ju-jitsu).

1958 Times 27 Dec. 7/6 Such are the advance preliminaries of a bout of sumo, the national sport of Japan.

1974 Daily Tel. 22 Feb. (Colour Suppl.) 39/3 If one is to understand Japan in any depth, a realisation of the significance and the enjoyment of Sumo is as important as it is to appreciate the influence of soccer if one is to understand Britain.

2008 R. K. Tierney in N. H. H. Graburn et al. Multiculturalism in New Japan xii. 216 Professional sumo has always been dependent on a few wrestlers with star power to bring in the fans.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier.Recorded earliest in sumo wrestler n. at Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1902 Trans. & Proc. Japan Soc. 1898–1901 5 263 We were accustomed in England to think of the Japanese as little men, but the Sumo wrestlers weighed 26 stone, and were quite as big as any European.

1903 Japan Daily Mail 21 Feb. 200/3 The items evoking the most applause were undoubtedly the Anglo-Japanese Alliance tableaux, the ‘Jujitsu’ display.., and the wrestling, sumo style.

1918 Independent 19 Sept. 684 His sumo career had begun at his seventeenth year, and he soon made himself distinguished by winning the title of Yokozuna.

1985 P. L. Cuyler Sumo 143 Outside the sumo hall, the dress code varies from stable to stable.

2016 Fukuoka Now (Electronic ed.) 21 Oct. The yokozuna dohyo-iri dedication is a ceremony in which a yokozuna (grand champion of sumo) enters the sumo ring.

C2.

sumo wrestler n. [compare earlier sumotori n.] a wrestler who competes in the sport of sumo; cf. sense 1.

ΚΠ

2017 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 30 Nov. 21 Sumo wrestlers' schedules are heavily regimented and tied to strict and often ancient traditions on food and dress code.

sumo wrestling n. the sport of sumo (see sense 2).

ΚΠ

1913 Yale Sheffield Monthly Oct. 48 Sumo wrestling is different from jiu jutsu, the wrestler not being able to touch any part of his body except his feet to the floor.

2018 Japan News (Nexis) 24 Jan. 10 Professional sumo wrestling is a business that depends on support from fans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sumo
释义	sumon. Brit. /ˈsuːməʊ/, U.S. /ˈsumoʊ/ Inflections: Plural sumos, unchanged. Forms: 1800s smoo, 1800s soumo, 1800s– sumo. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese sumō. Etymology: < Japanese sumō sumo wrestling, sumo wrestler (1603 as sumǒ in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam, glossed as ‘wrestling’), ultimately < †sumafu to resist, fight, wrestle.The form smoo reflects the pronunciation of the Japanese word with devoiced u, which is often not heard by speakers of English. 1. A wrestler who competes in the sport of sumo (see sense 2); = sumo wrestler n. at Compounds 2. Cf. sumotori n., rikishi n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > wrestler > types of sumo1864 sumotori1884 ozeki1892 sumo1893 yokozuna1894 rikishi1907 mud-wrestler1936 baby face1948 luchador1953 heel1958 wrist-wrestler1978 face1998 curtain jerker1999 1864 Naut. Mag. & Naval Chron. July 357 These athletic Japanese, called soumos, form a peculiar caste, and enjoy a certain standing among their countrymen. 1936 K. Nohara True Face of Japan v. 220 Our taste for prodigies..is gratified by the corpulence of the Sumo. 2002 L. Henderson Broken Rec. Technique 49 The sun is out and the sky is huge and it seems that everyone else is drunk. But the sumos must stay totally focused. 2. A Japanese form of wrestling traditionally involving male wrestlers of a large size and body mass, in which a competitor wins a bout by forcing his opponent out of a circular ring, or by making him touch the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet. Cf. sumo wrestling n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > types of wrestling catch as catch cana1393 in-play1713 Cumberland and Westmorland (style, etc.)1823 Cornish wrestling1824 arm-wrestling1846 professional wrestling1884 sumo1893 all in1934 mud-wrestling1936 lucha libre1943 wrist-wrestling1973 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > wrestler > types of sumo1864 sumotori1884 ozeki1892 sumo1893 yokozuna1894 rikishi1907 mud-wrestler1936 baby face1948 luchador1953 heel1958 wrist-wrestler1978 face1998 curtain jerker1999 1893 Trans. & Proc. Japan Soc. 1892 1 19 I have seen English wrestling, and found it similar to Japanese wrestling (Sumō, not Ju-jitsu). 1958 Times 27 Dec. 7/6 Such are the advance preliminaries of a bout of sumo, the national sport of Japan. 1974 Daily Tel. 22 Feb. (Colour Suppl.) 39/3 If one is to understand Japan in any depth, a realisation of the significance and the enjoyment of Sumo is as important as it is to appreciate the influence of soccer if one is to understand Britain. 2008 R. K. Tierney in N. H. H. Graburn et al. Multiculturalism in New Japan xii. 216 Professional sumo has always been dependent on a few wrestlers with star power to bring in the fans. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier.Recorded earliest in sumo wrestler n. at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1902 Trans. & Proc. Japan Soc. 1898–1901 5 263 We were accustomed in England to think of the Japanese as little men, but the Sumo wrestlers weighed 26 stone, and were quite as big as any European. 1903 Japan Daily Mail 21 Feb. 200/3 The items evoking the most applause were undoubtedly the Anglo-Japanese Alliance tableaux, the ‘Jujitsu’ display.., and the wrestling, sumo style. 1918 Independent 19 Sept. 684 His sumo career had begun at his seventeenth year, and he soon made himself distinguished by winning the title of Yokozuna. 1985 P. L. Cuyler Sumo 143 Outside the sumo hall, the dress code varies from stable to stable. 2016 Fukuoka Now (Electronic ed.) 21 Oct. The yokozuna dohyo-iri dedication is a ceremony in which a yokozuna (grand champion of sumo) enters the sumo ring. C2. sumo wrestler n. [compare earlier sumotori n.] a wrestler who competes in the sport of sumo; cf. sense 1. ΚΠ 1902 Trans. & Proc. Japan Soc. 1898–1901 5 263 We were accustomed in England to think of the Japanese as little men, but the Sumo wrestlers weighed 26 stone, and were quite as big as any European. 2017 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 30 Nov. 21 Sumo wrestlers' schedules are heavily regimented and tied to strict and often ancient traditions on food and dress code. sumo wrestling n. the sport of sumo (see sense 2). ΚΠ 1913 Yale Sheffield Monthly Oct. 48 Sumo wrestling is different from jiu jutsu, the wrestler not being able to touch any part of his body except his feet to the floor. 2018 Japan News (Nexis) 24 Jan. 10 Professional sumo wrestling is a business that depends on support from fans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1864
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