luchador

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish luchador.

Noun

luchador (plural luchadors or luchadores)

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. fighting
2. feisty

Noun

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

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

Related terms

• lucha
• luchar

 

Further reading

• “luchador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014