bull-rider

A form of bull rider — One who rides a bull, especially as an occupation.

Meanings

nounbull-rider (plural bull-riders)

plural bull-riders

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bull rider.

    Each January, the world’s top bull-riders gather at Madison Square Garden to kick off their season.

    2020 January 24, Michael Beswetherick, Heather Casey, Andrew Rossback, “The Quiet Moments Before a Bone-Rattling Bull Ride”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2020
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    Since the mid-Seventies Wrangler have been the official jeans of professional rodeo riders. They're endorsed by champion bull-riders such as Ty Murray, and big-time stars of New Country such as George Strait.

    1996 October 5, Liza Millet, “These jeans were made for me”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2026

    If you’re in Austin and want your sporting fix, you’re spoilt for choice: the Formula 1 US Grand Prix is held there every autumn, or you could take in another all-American spectacle in Rodeo Austin, where you can watch elite bull-riders attempt to defy the laws of gravity.

    2024 October 7, Claire Dodd, “Nature calls: outdoor adventures await you in Texas”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2024
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APA

bull-rider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bull-rider

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Chicago

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