BULLFIGHTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who fights bulls

Synonyms:

bullfighter; toreador

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bullfighter" is a kind of...):

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bullfighter"):

banderillero (the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight)

matador (the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull)

novillero (a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of age)

picador (the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low)

torero (a matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight)