bullfighter

[ boo l-fahy-ter ]

/ ˈbʊlˌfaɪ tər /

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

Origin of bullfighter

First recorded in 1840–50; bull¹ + fighter

The hidalgo doctor gave the bullfighter a hypodermic injection of morphia.

The Wolf Cub |Patrick Casey
Like a bullfighter's cape, only small and faded and torn—surely the least interesting and attractive of her treasures.

The Little Spanish Dancer |Madeline Brandeis
He was big, broad-shouldered, fair-haired and as smooth-shaven as any bullfighter.

The Wolf Cub |Patrick Casey
He wore shabby English clothes and a small English cap, and looked something like a bullfighter.

Kit Musgrave's Luck |Harold Bindloss

The man with the foreign accent was big, broad-shouldered, fair-haired and as smooth-shaven as any bullfighter.

The Wolf Cub |Patrick Casey