bull-fighter, toreador, one who kills bulls in bullfights (Spanish)
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Matador Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights.
The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights.
(n.)
In the game of quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first, the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce of a black trump or the seven of a red one.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutIn the game of quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first, the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce of a black trump or the seven of a red one.
matador
\mat"a*dor\ (?), n.
1. [skat] the jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, whether by the player or by his adversaries.
2. a certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.
Noun
1. the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull
(hypernym) bullfighter, toreador
Matador Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Matador Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A torero or toureiro is a bullfighter and the main performer in bullfighting, practiced in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Peru, France and various other countries influenced by Spanish culture. In Spanish, the word torero describes any of the performers who actively participate in the bullfight. The main one who is the leader of the entourage and who kills the bull is addressed as maestro (master) and his formal title is matador de toros (killer of bulls) but the word "matador" by itself is not used in Spanish. The term torero encompasses all who fight the bull in the ring (picadores and rejoneadores). The other bullfighters in the entourage are called subalternos and their suits are embroidered in silver as opposed to the matador's gold.
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