luchador

noun

lu·​cha·​dor ˈlü-chə-ˌdȯr 

plural luchadores ˌlü-chə-ˈdȯr-ˌās 

: a wrestler who competes in lucha libre contests

By the time Brewer hoisted Blue Demon Jr. to the turnbuckle, unlaced his opponent's mask, and started to pry it off, grown men were leaning forward in their seats: for a luchador, no humiliation can surpass an unmasking.

—Michael Brick

Examples of luchador in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During the game, feast on nachos and beer, and on your way out, snag a luchador mask as a souvenir. —Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026

Other Avina Comics characters include a mariachi man who fights monsters using a silver string guitar and a luchador wrestler on a mission. —Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026

Bate has re-emerged as Bravo Americano, a luchador character who is part of the Los Americanos stable. —Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025

Dos Grande, another masked luchador, interfered. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Then a mysterious luchador named El Grande Americano, who looked like and wrestled like Gable (except under a mask), made his debut and began defeating the WWE’s luchadors through nefarious means. —Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2025

Fenix is the latest luchador to take the WWE Universe by storm, and he’s been building a rivalry with the members of Legado del Fantasma. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish, "fighter, wrestler," going back to Latin luctātor "wrestler," from luctārī "to wrestle, struggle, contend" + -tor, agent suffix — more at ineluctable

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above