anideshi 兄弟子
A senior wrestler in the same stable, like an older brother.
What anideshi means
An anideshi is a senior wrestler in the same stable, and the term carries the sense of an older brother. Seniority decides everything in a stable. The anideshi teach the juniors and expect deference from them.
Related words
- heya部屋
- A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live.
- tsukebito付け人
- A junior wrestler who works as a sekitori's personal attendant.
- shin-deshi新弟子
- A new recruit.