bloodsport
Combat as entertainment
A bloodsport is a sport or entertainment involving the killing or injuring of animals—cockfighting, bullfighting, dogfighting, fox hunting.
The term is usually pejorative, emphasizing cruelty: Animal rights activists have campaigned to ban bloodsports.
Extended to violent human competition: Politics has become a bloodsport.
Staged rooster combat
- dogfightingClose aircraft battle
- bullfightingCombat sport with bovines
- bearbaitingDogs set on tethered ursine
- rattingInforming against associates
gamecock · matador · picador · banderillero · toreador · corrida · spur · baiting
Combat sport using fists
- MMAHybrid combat sport
- pugilismArt of fighting with fists
- bareknuckleFighting without hand protection
- brawlDisorderly group fight
bout · knockout · ring · fisticuffs · prizefighting · cage · brutality · injury
Venue for contests
- gladiatorAncient Roman arena combatant
- combatantOne who fights
- spectacleVisually striking event
- tridentThree-pronged fishing spear
net · sand · emperor · crowd · thumbs-down · venatio · naumachia · munera
cockfighting
Staged rooster combat
- dogfightingClose aircraft battle
- bullfightingCombat sport with bovines
- bearbaitingDogs set on tethered ursine
ratting · gamecock · matador · picador · banderillero · toreador · corrida · spur · baiting · wagering
boxing
Combat sport using fists
- MMAHybrid combat sport
- pugilismArt of fighting with fists
- bareknuckleFighting without hand protection
brawl · bout · knockout · ring · fisticuffs · prizefighting · cage · brutality · injury · violence
arena
Venue for contests
trident · net · sand · emperor · crowd · thumbs-down · venatio · naumachia · munera
cruelty
Deliberate harm-causing disposition
- banOfficial restriction on something
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- activismDirect effort for reform
PETA · welfare · legislation · outlawed · barbarism · inhumane · protest · reform · abolition · suffering
safari
Wildlife observation journey
- trophyAward for winning
- gamekeeperEstate wildlife manager
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
poaching · quarry · tracking · hounds · foxhunt · coursing · falconry · beagling · kill · prey
- Gladiatorsgladiator, gladiators, arena, combat, gladius
bloodsportparlor game
Indoor social amusement
board game · chess · croquet · badminton · table tennis
bloodsportfair competition
Contest without unfair advantage
animal welfare · wildlife conservation · sportsmanship · fair play · level playing field
bloodsporthigh culture
Society's esteemed artistic traditions
ballet · symphony · theater · meditation · yoga
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