bullfighter
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- noun
- /ˈbʊlˌfaɪtər/
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- After years of practice, she finally became a renowned bullfighter and performed at the famous arena.
And I said, I just need to know how a bullfighter controls their nerves.
- And I said, I just need to know how a bullfighter controls their nerves.
Examples
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Another recent Spanish film with a female bullfighter, Lydia, is Pedro Almodóvar's Hable con ella.
Academic text (2016) -
In Spain, a bullfighter must undergo rigorous training to prepare for their dangerous performances.
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I was sent down to Mexico to study to be a bullfighter.
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My first husband was a bullfighter.
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A bullfighter with no bull to fight.
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Why did you make a bullfighter out of him, Tio?
Fiction book (1990) -
There are many great bullfighters in Spain... but there is only one El Primero.
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Esperanza is proud to have given Spain its finest bullfighter, after Belmonte.
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If you'd never seen a bullfight, you'd know a great bullfighter the moment he stepped in the ring from the way he stood from the way he moved.
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The skilled bullfighter gracefully maneuvered around the charging bull during the afternoon spectacle.
Synonyms
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A bullfighter who makes the final moves and kills the bull
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A person who fights bulls in a Spanish bullring
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A person who fights bulls in a Spanish bullfight
How Skilled
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bullfighter is simply made from bull and fighter, so it literally means someone who fights bulls. In Spain and Mexico such performers are often called a matador, which in Spanish means 'killer', so bullfighter names the person who fights bulls in a public show.