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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

The cigarette factory where Carmen works has become a munitions factory, and Escamillo, the dashing rival to Don Jose for Carmen’s affections, is a rodeo champion instead of a bullfighter.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023

He told me his bullfighter name was Manolito.

From "100 Sideways Miles" 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

This confused his classmates: They knew Manolete came from a family of bullfighters and assumed he would follow in his relatives’ footsteps.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2022

The lineup included top bullfighters Enrique Ponce and Julián “El Juli” López.

From Washington Times ● May 2, 2021

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

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand



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