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bullfighter

[bool-fahy-ter] / ˈbʊlˌfaɪ tər /


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Jake sends Brett off with the bullfighter Romero.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

A new documentary follows a boy living in a small town in Spain, whose family expects him to become a professional bullfighter.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2024

His father opened El Califa de León in 1956, naming it for a well-known bullfighter who happened to be a friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024

Several people stopped to corral the animals, including a rodeo bullfighter and horse trainer couple.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024

“Please,” I added, so sweetly, like a bullfighter inserting the final estoque.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

Among his favourites were the works John Buchan and H Rider Haggard, but Forsyth adored Ernest Hemingway's book on bullfighters, Death in the Afternoon.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

Cabrera is from the Venezuelan city of Maracay, which is known for producing bullfighters and ballplayers, including Houston Astros star Jose Altuve.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

From then on, Manolete would spend his adolescence hanging around bullfighters, silently absorbing their craft.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2022

The bullfighters have created their own: #ProhibitTheProhibition, which they emblazoned on posters during Sunday’s corrida.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2021

They were Hemingway’s bullfighters, living “all the way up.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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