toreadors
Spanish bull fighters
Toreadors are bullfighters, specifically those who fight bulls on foot in the formal Spanish tradition.
The word is the Anglicized form of the Spanish *torero*, though English speakers often use it loosely for any participant in a bullfight: The toreador swept his cape as the bull charged.
The term evokes the dramatic costume and ritualized danger of the arena.
Venue for contests
- picadorsMounted bullfight spearmen
- muletaCloth on stick
- capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
- traje de lucesEmbroidered bullfighting attire
Elaborate ceremonial display
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
ceremony · tradition · costume · audience · applause · drama · pomp · extravaganza
Boldness before danger
- valorCourage in danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
boldness · intrepidity · gallantry · heroism · fortitude · plucky · lionhearted · undaunted
arena
Venue for contests
traje de luces · espada · ole · pasodoble · suerte
pageantry
Elaborate ceremonial display
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
theatrical · ceremony · tradition · costume · audience · applause · drama · pomp · extravaganza · fanfare
bravery
Boldness before danger
- valorCourage in danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
audacity · boldness · intrepidity · gallantry · heroism · fortitude · plucky · lionhearted · undaunted · stouthearted
gore
Graphic bloody violence
peril · hazard · life-threatening · horns · trampling · wounds · scars · mortality · blood · hospital
- Spanish traditionsflamenco, bullfighting, siesta, fiestas, tapas
- Spanish SportsLa Liga, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, El Clasico, Rafael Nadal
toreadorsanimal rescuers
Those who save creatures
wildlife conservationists · veterinarians · zookeepers · animal rights activists
toreadorsspectators
Those who observe events
audience · aficionados · crowd · onlookers · fans