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luchador

fighter

noun loo-chah-DOHR Rare
People & Society Military

Also means

wrestler

Usage Note

Luchador derives from luchar ('to fight, to struggle') and covers both a literal combatant or wrestler and a figurative 'fighter' for a cause. The feminine form is luchadora. In Mexican culture a luchador specifically refers to a wrestler in the lucha libre tradition, often masked. The figurative sense — es una luchadora nata ('she is a born fighter') — is very common in everyday speech.

Examples

"El luchador ganó el campeonato por segunda vez."

Natural Translation

The fighter won the championship for the second time.

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