Matador Definition

mătə-dôr
matadors
noun
A bullfighter whose specialty is killing the bull with a sword thrust at the end of a bullfight after performing a series of formalized actions with a cape to anger and tire the animal.
Webster's New World
A bullfighter who performs the final passes and kills the bull.
American Heritage
One of the highest trumps in certain card games.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Matador

Noun

Singular:
matador
Plural:
matadores, matadors

Origin of Matador

  • Spanish from matar to kill possibly from Vulgar Latin mattāre to beat senseless perhaps from Latin mattus stupefied mat2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish matador (“killer”). Used in the English language as title for a bullfighter, however referred to as a toreador in Spain.

    From Wiktionary

Matador Sentence Examples

  • He gored the matador and he beat 15 men.

  • After beating each puzzle, you get to see a special drawing of one of the cacti in an amusing pose (like the Siamese twin cacti and the Matador Cactus).

  • For example, as a sexy matador you can don a form-fitting white shirt, a pair of tight black pants and a matching jacket.

  • The album was released by indie label extraordinaire Matador, and Phair's sexually explicit lyrics and connection with the Chicago independent music scene put her firmly in the indie rock camp.

  • That made it 5-4 and the Spanish matador was poised for the kill.

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RORDOR

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