matador

English

A matador in traditional garb.

Etymology

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

Noun

matador (plural matadors)

1. (bullfighting) The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.

Derived terms

• matadora

Translations

bullfighter

Dutch: stierenvechter Finnish: matadori (fi) French: matador (fr) m. German: Matador (de) m.

Greek: ταυρομάχος (el) Japanese: マタドール (ja) (matadōru), 闘牛士 (ja) (とうぎゅうし, tōgyūshi) Russian: матадор (ru) (matadór) m., тореадор (ru) (toreadór) m. Spanish: matador (es) m.

See also

• bullfighting
• bull ring
• fighting bull
• picador
• tauromachy
• toreador

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish

Noun

matador m. (plural matadors)

1. matador

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Spanish

Etymology

matar +‎ -dor.

Noun

matador m. (plural matadores, feminine singular matadora, feminine plural matadoras)

1. a slaughterer, a killer
2. matador, a featured bullfighter at a bullfight event

See also

• picador
• toreador