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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’.

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   What does Matador mean in Spanish?

   • In Spanish, matador is short for matador de toros. This is the primary bullfighter, recognizable by the flashy gold embroidery on his costume, and the one who ultimately kills the bull. Matador comes from the Spanish verb matar, which means to kill. Matador de toros, then, translates to “killer of bulls”. What does matador mean in English?

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   What does a matador do in bullfighting?

   • 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. (For greater detail on bullfighters, see bullfighting .)

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   Are all bullfighters Matadors?

   • Also, a typical Spanish bullfight is divided into three parts, with three different types of bullfighters. Only the bullfighter in the final stage, the one who kills the bull, is considered a matador. In short, all matadors are bullfighters, but not all bullfighters are matadors.

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   What does a matador do in a movie?

   • Nowhere is this matador more favorably represented than in film, where aspiring wires are often shown practicing their hand on dummies whose coats are adorned with bells or alarms. The matador vainly tempts the bull to charge the blanket. They were giving him ample room, as bull-fighters do their matador.

   MATADOR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

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   The main performer and leader of the entourage in a bullfight, and who finally kills the bull, is addressed as maestro (master), or with the formal title matador de toros (killer of bulls). The other bullfighters in the entourage are called subalternos and their suits are

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   Feb 1, 2024 · The meaning of MATADOR is a bullfighter who has the principal role and who kills the bull in a bullfight.

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   In Spanish, matador is short for matador de toros. This is the primary bullfighter, recognizable by the flashy gold embroidery on his costume, and the one who ultimately kills the bull. Matador comes from the Spanish verb matar, which means to kill.

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   MATADOR definition: 1. a man who fights and kills bulls (= male cows) at a bullfight 2. a man who fights and kills…. Learn more.

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    Matador definition: the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.. See examples of MATADOR used in a sentence.

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    MATADOR meaning: 1. a man who fights and kills bulls (= male cows) at a bullfight 2. a man who fights and kills…. Learn more.