bullfighter

American  

[bool-fahy-ter] / ˈbʊlˌfaɪ tər /

noun

• bullfighters
  plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bullfighters
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of bullfighter

First recorded in 1840–50; bull ¹ + fighter

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Example Sentences

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bullfighter bullfighters

Jake sends Brett off with the bullfighter Romero.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

Producer Aimara Reques says becoming a bullfighter is "a romantic idea", adding: "That's what Borja is holding on to."

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2024

His father opened El Califa de León in 1956, naming it for a well-known bullfighter who happened to be a friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024

Several people stopped to corral the animals, including a rodeo bullfighter and horse trainer couple.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024

Across the fence, I saw Mr. Castellan, the bullfighter, dumping garbage onto his incinerator.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

Among his favourites were the works John Buchan and H Rider Haggard, but Forsyth adored Ernest Hemingway's book on bullfighters, Death in the Afternoon.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

He was among six veteran bullfighters performing for free on a recent Saturday in front of about 150 people at an emerald-green hacienda in Colombia’s Andes.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2023

The lineup included top bullfighters Enrique Ponce and Julián “El Juli” López.

From Washington Times ● May 2, 2021

Bejarano grew up in Mexico, the descendant of four generations of bullfighters, including his father, famed matador Edgar Bejarano.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2019

They were Hemingway’s bullfighters, living “all the way up.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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