Definitions
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- noun sumo  the rank ofsumo wrestler belowyokozuna and abovesekiwake ; achampion 
Etymologies
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Examples
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								Stablemaster Otake and wrestler Kotomitsuki, who has the rank of "ozeki" -- second only to the sport's "yokozuna" grand champions. 
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								Baruto, whose real name is Kaido Hoovelson, was officially promoted to the status of "ozeki", becoming the first Estonian to reach the second highest rank in sumo wrestling. 
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								Baruto becomes first Estonian 'ozeki' sumo wrestler 
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								Estonian sumo wrestler Baruto was Wednesday promoted to the number-two "ozeki" status, the first wrestler from the Baltic country to reach the top echelon of Japan's ancient sport. 
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								The association has fired wrestler Kotomitsuki, 34, a high-ranking "ozeki" second only to 
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								"ozeki" status, the first wrestler from the Baltic country to reach the top echelon of Japan's ancient sport. 
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								A 34 year-old wrestler by the single name of Kotomitsuki, who reached the level of ozeki, or champion (one rank below yokozuna, or grand champion), is the highest-ranking wrestler barred from the tournament. 
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								The two will be banned from sumo for life, and Kotomitsuki is the first active ozeki, or champion, to be fired in the sport's history. 
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								Kotooshu capped his first Emperor's Cup with a 14th win at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, beating fellow ozeki Chiyotaikai to end two weeks of drama in Tokyo on a high. First European Sumo Champion Divers 2008 
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								Yokozuna Hakuho nailed ozeki Kotooshu with a huge left-hand overarm throw to close out the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record on Sunday. Hakuho Wins Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament Divers 2008 
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