matador

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Spanish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.3 See also

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

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matador (plural matadors)

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

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• matadora

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

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish

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matador m. (plural matadors)

1. matador

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

matar to kill + -(a)dor, the agent suffix

[edit] Noun

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

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

[edit] See also

• picador
• toreador