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masculine
/lutʃaˈðoɾ/
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Translation
fighter, wrestler
Word origin
From luchar ('to fight, to wrestle'), from Latin luctari ('to wrestle, to struggle'), with the agent suffix -dor. The same Latin root gives English 'reluctant'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- luctari
- English cognates
- reluctant
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralluchadores
Examples
.
The fighter won the bout in the final round.
ring .
The wrestlers stepped into the ring amid applause.
luchadora .
My grandmother was a fighter all her life.
rinde.
He has a fighting spirit that never gives up.
¿ ?
Who is your favourite wrestler?
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