~持ち suffix (one who holds)

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The productive suffix ~持ち ('one who holds X') built from 持つ (to hold) — 金持ち (rich person), 力持ち (strong person), 受け持ち (one in charge), 大家族持ち (large-family-haver). Names the bearer of an attribute.

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