Definition of 太刀持ち (たちもち)

noun
1.
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword)
2.
rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony(sumo term)
Other readings:
太刀持【たちもち】
Related Kanji
plump, thick, big around
sword, saber, knife
hold, have