tor·e·a·dor (tôr  - -dôr )n. A matador; a bullfighter. [Spanish, from torear, to fight bulls, from toro, bull, from Latin taurus; see tauro- in Indo-European roots.] |
toreador [ˈtɒrɪəˌdɔː]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Bullfighting) a bullfighter
[from Spanish, from torear to take part in bullfighting, from toro a bull, from Latin taurus; compare steer2]
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| Noun | 1. |  toreador - someone who fights bulls individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" banderillero - the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight matador - the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull novillero - a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of age picador - the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low torero - a matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight |
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