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

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