bull·fight (b l f t )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. bull fighter n.bull fighting n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  bullfighter - someone who fights bulls individual, 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 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 |
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