luchador

/lut͡ʃaˈdoɾ/ · B1 · adj

wrestler

🤼🥊 luchar = to fight + -dor = -er: a fighter, as in lucha libre wrestling

Luchar comes from Latin luctari, to wrestle, the same root as English reluctant (to struggle against). The -dor suffix marks the doer, as in jugador (player). As an adjective it means feisty: una mujer luchadora.

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