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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

Darius performed in the first ever opera at London's O2 Arena as the bullfighter Escamillo in a one-off production of Carmen.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2022

“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

Botero early in his career seized on sharp visual contrasts: Tiny snakes, parrots, flies and bananas adorn his portraits of blimpy bullfighters, bishops, prostitutes, acrobats, ballroom dancers and politicians.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 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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