rejoneador

noun

re·​jo·​ne·​a·​dor

rā¦hōnēə¦dȯ(ə)r,

-ēə¦t͟hȯ-

plural -s

: the mounted man who thrusts a rejon into the shoulder muscles of the bull in bullfighting

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from rejón

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