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toreador definition

tor·ea·dor (tôr′ē ə dôr′)

noun

a bullfighter, esp. one on horseback: term no longer used in bullfighting

Etymology: Sp < torear, to fight bulls < toro, bull < L taurus, bull: see Taurus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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