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matador

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈma.tə.dɔː/Part of speech nounSorted aadmortStarts with MEnds with R0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Hemingway's subject for the epilogue was the mano a mano (or hand-to-hand, a duel) between Spain's two leading matadors, Luis Miguel Dominguin and his brother-in-law, Antonio Ordonez.

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