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   matador

   /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.
   • 3. a domino game in which halves are matched so as to make a total of seven.
   • ▪ any of the dominoes which have seven spots altogether, together with the double blank.

   Word Origin Spanish, literally ‘killer’, from matar ‘to kill’, from Persian māt ‘dead’; senses relating to games are extended uses, expressing a notion of ‘dominance’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

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