bullfighter

[ bool-fahy-ter ]

noun

1. a person who participates in a bullfight, especially a matador.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bullfighter¹

First recorded in 1840–50; bull ¹ + fighter

Example Sentences

Tall and well-spoken with slicked-back hair, Silveti, 30, descended from a family of bullfighters.

From MIT Technology Review

Rafa!Michael Mewshaw, Newsweek Part bull, part bullfighter, Rafael Nadal is a man who never quits or makes excuses in defeat.

From The Daily Beast

Hence never would be waked in him the ambition to become a bullfighter.

From Project Gutenberg

He was big, broad-shouldered, fair-haired and as smooth-shaven as any bullfighter.

From Project Gutenberg

My words apply to him as much as they do to any bullfighter.

From Project Gutenberg

Down there before her the bullfighter was fighting a championship fight.

From Project Gutenberg

Every boy in Spain dreams of growing up to be the greatest bullfighter in the world.

From Project Gutenberg