bull ridern.
/ˈbʊl rʌɪdə/, U.S. /ˈbʊl ˌraɪdər/ A person who rides a bull; (in later use) spec. a contestant in a rodeo who endeavours to remain mounted on a bucking bull for a specified period of time.
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1829 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. May 542 Suddenly the bull-rider appeared... The man upon the bull turned round several times.
1870 A. S. Evans Our Sister Republic v. 142 Immediately thereafter another Novillo de Cola will be performed, and the bull be ridden by the celebrated bull-rider, Francisco Moya.
1936 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 7 June (Last ed.) t15/8 The greatest array of bronco riders and bull riders in Livermore Rodeo history will be on hand to compete in the track and arena events.
2016 Post-Reg. (Idaho Falls, Idaho) (Nexis) 8 Aug. Bull rider after bull rider got bucked off before eight seconds elapsed.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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