matador

Meaning

1. The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
2. (uncountable) A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.
3. The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.
4. One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.

Synonyms

bullfighter

toreador

master

mat

murderer

picador

slayer

killer

Translations

Matador

ταυρομάχος

matador

Stierkämpfer

matador

stierenvechter

torero

toureiro

espada

boğa güreşçisi

Torero

ميتدور

toreador

Stierfechter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈma.tə.dɔː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish matador (“killer”). Used in the English language as title for a bullfighter, however referred to as a torero in Spain.