English > bullfighter: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | someone who fights bulls. |
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Synonym | toreador |
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Narrower | banderillero | The bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight |
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matador | The principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final / final passes and kill the bull |
novillero | A bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of age |
picador | The horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low |
torero | A matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight |
Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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Spanish | diestro, lidiador, maestro, matador, torera, torero |
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Catalan | destre, matador, torejador, torero |
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