blood sport
Lethal spectator entertainment
Blood sport is any sport or entertainment involving the killing or injuring of animals—hunting, bullfighting, cockfighting, dogfighting.
The term emphasizes the cruelty: blood is literally shed for human amusement.
Extended to vicious competition among humans: Politics has become a blood sport.
The figurative use suggests ruthless, take-no-prisoners conflict.
Roosters bred for combat
- roostersMale chickens
- gaffsFish-landing hooks; faux pas
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- pitFruit's hard seed
arena · deathmatch · pecking · feathers · fowl · bets · gambling · spectators
Bullfight's fatal sword wielder
- toreroSpanish arena combatant
- picadorMounted bullfight lancer
- banderilleroDart-placing bullfight participant
- corridaFormal Spanish bull contest
gamecocks
Roosters bred for combat
pit · arena · deathmatch · pecking · feathers · fowl · bets · gambling · spectators · illegal
matador
Bullfight's fatal sword wielder
- toreroSpanish arena combatant
- picadorMounted bullfight lancer
- banderilleroDart-placing bullfight participant
corrida · arena · cape · muleta · toro · bull · olé · aficionado
trophy
Award for winning
stalking · poaching · pursuit · rifle · crossbow · trapping · gamekeeper · venison · taxidermy · wildfowl
- combatbattle, fight, combat, unarmed combat, grappling
- Gladiatorsgladiator, gladiators, arena, combat, gladius
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- martyrdommartyrs, martyr, Christian martyrs, Catholic martyrs, Stephen
- trial by combattrial by combat, trial by ordeal, ordeal, divine judgment, champion
blood sportboard game
Marked-surface group entertainment
chess · e-sport · video gaming · table tennis · golf
blood sportwildlife conservation
Protecting animals and ecosystems
animal welfare · sportsmanship · nature photography · birdwatching · wildlife rehabilitation
blood sportparlor game
Indoor social amusement
chess · board game · lawn bowling · croquet · golf