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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

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

Among them was a person with particular expertise in wrangling loose animals: David Danton, of Mount Vernon, Wash., who worked for nearly 15 years as a rodeo clown and rodeo bullfighter.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

I clenched my hands and, like a bullfighter facing the bull, I demanded, “Why not?”

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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

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

From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2021

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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