luchador

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish luchador.

Noun[edit]

luchador (plural luchadors or luchadores)

  1. (professional wrestling) A Mexican professional wrestler, frequently (but not always) masked

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin luctatōrem (compare Portuguese lutador), corresponding to luchar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lut͡ʃaˈdoɾ/ [lu.t͡ʃaˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: lu‧cha‧dor

Adjective[edit]

luchador (feminine luchadora, masculine plural luchadores, feminine plural luchadoras)

  1. fighting
  2. feisty

Noun[edit]

luchador m (plural luchadores, feminine luchadora, feminine plural luchadoras)

  1. fighter, scrapper
  2. (sports) wrestler
  3. struggler

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