toreador

(tôr′ē ə dôr′)

noun

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

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

See toreador in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A matador; a bullfighter.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from torear, to fight bulls

Origin: , from toro, bull

Origin: , from Latin taurus; see tauro- in Indo-European roots

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