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- Dictionarymatador/ˈmatədɔː/
noun
- 1. a bullfighter whose task is to kill the bull.
- 2. (in ombre, skat, and other card games) any of the highest trumps.
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Matador, in bullfighting, the principal performer who works the capes and usually dispatches the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Though most bullfighters have been men, women bullfighters have participated in the spectacle for centuries.
A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting.
In Spanish the more general torero or diestro (literally 'right-hander') is used for the lead fighter, and only when needed to distinguish a man is the full title matador de toros used; in English, "matador" is generally used for the bullfighter.
A bullfighter on foot can be called a matador or matador de toros if they have taken their alternativa. Otherwise, they are considered a novillero. They also fall under the general term of torero.
Mar 9, 2013 · They can be used interchangeably talking about bulls, but matador also means "killer", which is actually what a torero does with a bull.
A bullfight includes three different types of toreros: matador de toros, picador, and banderillero. The star of the show, so to speak, is the matador. His support crew or cuadrilla consists of two picadors on horseback and three banderilleros on foot.
The matadors (the term toreador, popularized by the French opera Carmen, is erroneous usage) are the stars of the show. They wear a distinctive costume consisting of a silk jacket heavily embroidered in gold, skintight trousers, and a montera (a bicorne hat).
