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   mat·a·dor

   /ˈmadəˌdôr/

   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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › matadorMatador Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Feb 1, 2024 · A matador is a bullfighter who has the principal role and who kills the bull in a bullfight. Learn more about the word history, examples, and related entries of matador from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMATADOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A matador is a man who fights and kills bulls at a bullfight. Learn more about the word, its origin, usage and synonyms, and see how to say it in different languages.

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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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMATADOR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   A matador is a man who fights and kills bulls at a bullfight. Learn more about the word, its usage, synonyms and related words, and how to say it in different languages.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMATADOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A matador is the main bullfighter who kills the bull with a sword in a bullfight. Learn more about the word's meaning, usage, synonyms, pronunciation and origin from Collins Dictionary.

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   noun. 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. one of the principal cards in skat and certain other games. (initial capital letter) a jet-powered U.S. surface-to-surface missile.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › matador_nmatador, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word matador. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.