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Matador

//ˈma.tə.dɔː// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town, the county seat of Motley County, Texas, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.

    "[…] few of these boys know how to fight alone, and hardly any without a knife or a gun. They are not to be equated with matadors or boxers or Hemingway heroes. They are dangerous pack hounds who will not even expose themselves singly in the outfield."

  2. 2
    the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull wordnet
  3. 3
    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
  4. 4
    The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.
  5. 5
    One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Named after the Matador Ranch.

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