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matador.

The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈma.tə.dɔː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmæ.tə.dɔɹ/General-American
  1. The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.

  2. 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.

    uncountable
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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