Etymology

luchador

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Today it means: A Mexican professional wrestler, frequently (but not always) masked. Full definition →

Spanish luchador ← Latin lū̆ctātor ← Proto-Indo-European *lewg-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewg-
  2. Latinlū̆ctor
  3. Latinlū̆ctātor
  4. Spanishluchador
  5. English todayluchador

Borrowed from Spanish luchador.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.