cockfighter
Illegal bird combatant
A cockfighter is someone who raises, trains, or enters roosters in cockfights—organized matches where birds fight each other, often to the death.
The practice is illegal in most Western countries but persists in some regions and cultures: His grandfather was a cockfighter in rural Mexico.
Male domestic fowl
- gamecockBird bred for combat
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- gaffsFish-landing hooks; faux pas
- pitFruit's hard seed
arena · match · bout · duel · pecking · slashing · bloodsport · feathers
Bird bred for combat
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- breederOne who raises stock
hatchery · conditioning · training · diet · plumage · comb · wattles · heritage breeds
Mistreatment of beasts
- illegalForbidden by statute
- inhumaneCallously causing suffering
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- animal rightsMoral claims for fauna
ban · felony · raid · underground · enforcement · conviction · penalty · exploitation
rooster
Male domestic fowl
pit · arena · match · bout · duel · pecking · slashing · bloodsport · feathers · aggression
gamecock
Bird bred for combat
breeder · hatchery · conditioning · training · diet · plumage · comb · wattles · heritage breeds · stag
animal cruelty
Mistreatment of beasts
animal rights · ban · felony · raid · underground · enforcement · conviction · penalty · exploitation · prosecution
betting
Staking money on outcomes
purse · payout · bookie · handler · spectator · ringside · entry fee · high-stakes · pot · side bet
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
culture · ceremony · legacy · historical · rural · regional · fiesta · cockpit · ancestral · festival
- arena fightersgladiator, scissor, velites, luchador, prizefighter