Definition of matador
: a bullfighter who has the principal role and who kills the bull in a bullfight
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Kudos to the brave matador who wants to stick a fork in greyhound dog-racing.
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The students’ robot, the El Toro XXI — a hat tip to Monta Vista’s school mascot, the matadors — helped the team advance to the semifinals and place seventh in the contest.
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The rapturous applause that met his entrance to the Palacio Vistalegre was more in keeping with that afforded to the pop stars and matadors who normally take its stage.
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When Devin Watson sliced through the melting, matador defense of Mountain West bottom-dweller San Jose State late Tuesday in a game simply hunting for a final score, Jalen McDaniels was waiting.
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Ferdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in rural Spain after his father never returns from a showdown with a matador.
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For 2017, full throttle just sent the Armada roaring from side to side like an angry bull charging at the matador, but this cleared up a bit for the 2018 model.
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Milos Teodosic is a magician with the ball and a matador on defense.
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Several matadors jumped in and steered the bull away from doing more more damage.
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Origin and Etymology of matador
Spanish, from matar to kill
MATADOR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of matador for English Language Learners
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: the person who has the major part in a bullfight and who kills the bull
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Definition of matador for Students
: a bullfighter who plays the most important human part in a bullfight
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