bullfighter

bull·fight

B0542900 (bo͝ol′fīt′)n. A public spectacle, performed especially in Spain, Portugal, and parts of Latin America, in which a fighting bull is engaged in a series of traditional maneuvers culminating usually with the ceremonial execution of the bull by sword. In Portugal the bull is often fought from horseback and is not killed.

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bull′fight′er n.bull′fight′ing n.

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bullfighter - someone who fights bulls toreadorindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"banderillero - the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fightmatador - the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bullnovillero - a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of agepicador - the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head lowtorero - a matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight

Translations

斗牛士

bull

(bul) noun1. the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc. 公牛 公牛2. a bull's-eye. 靶心 靶的中心ˈbullock (-lək) noun1. a young bull. 小公牛 小公牛2. a castrated bull, an ox, often used to pull bullock carts. 閹牛 阉牛ˈbullfight noun in Spain etc a fight between a bull and men on horseback and on foot. 鬥牛 斗牛ˈbullfighter noun 鬥牛士 斗牛士ˈbullring noun the enclosed area where a bullfight takes place. 鬥牛場 斗牛场ˈbull's-eye noun the centre of a target, especially in archery, darts etc. 靶心 靶心