toreador

tor·e·a·dor

T0276800 (tôr′ē-ə-dôr′)n. A bullfighter.

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[Spanish, from torear, to fight bulls, from toro, bull, from Latin taurus; see tauro- in Indo-European roots.]

toreador

(ˈtɒrɪəˌdɔː) n (Bullfighting) a bullfighter[C17: from Spanish, from torear to take part in bullfighting, from toro a bull, from Latin taurus; compare steer²]

tor•e•a•dor

(ˈtɔr i əˌdɔr)

n. a bullfighter; torero. [1610–20; < Sp, =torea(r) to bait a bull (derivative of toro bull < Latin taurus) + -dor -tor]

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toreador - someone who fights bulls bullfighterindividual, 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 fightmatador - the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bullnovillero - a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of agepicador - the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head lowtorero - a matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight

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