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bullfighter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who fights bulls

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: toreador

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

Narrower terms: banderillero, matador, novillero, picador, torero

History

Etymology

From bull + fighter.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُصارِع ثِيرَانٍ (muṣāriʕ ṯīrānin) — a toreador or matador
  • Arabic: مُصَارِعَة ثِيرانٍ (muṣāriʕat ṯīrānin) — a toreador or matador
  • Azerbaijani: öküz döyüşçüsü — a toreador or matador
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬥牛士 /斗牛士 (dòuniúshì) — a toreador or matador
  • Dutch: torero — a toreador or matador
  • French: torero — a toreador or matador
  • French: toréro — a toreador or matador
  • French: toréador — a toreador or matador
  • French: matador — a toreador or matador
  • German: Stierkämpfer — a toreador or matador
  • German: Torero — a toreador or matador
  • German: Matador — a toreador or matador
  • Hungarian: torreádor — a toreador or matador
  • Irish: tarbhchomhraiceoir — a toreador or matador
  • Irish: tarbhadóir — a toreador or matador
  • Japanese: 闘牛士 (tōgyūshi) — a toreador or matador
  • Persian: گاوباز (gâvbâz) — a toreador or matador
  • Portuguese: toureiro — a toreador or matador
  • Portuguese: toireiro — a toreador or matador
  • Portuguese: toureador — a toreador or matador
  • Russian: тореадо́р (toreadór) — a toreador or matador
  • Russian: матадо́р (matadór) — a toreador or matador
  • Spanish: torero — a toreador or matador
  • Spanish: matador — a toreador or matador
  • Spanish: diestro — a toreador or matador
  • Swedish: tjurfäktare — a toreador or matador