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noun

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

Origin:
1840–50; bull¹ + fighter

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bullfight (ˈbʊlˌfaɪt)

—n
	a traditional Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American spectacle in which a matador, assisted by banderilleros and mounted picadors, baits and usually kills a bull in an arena

'bullfighter

—n

'bullfighting

—n

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