matador

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Lyoto fights like a matador, and Thiago's just another bull for him to stick.

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  1. noun A bullfighter who performs the final passes and kills the bull.
  2. noun Games One of the highest trumps in certain card games.

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  • And then came the matador, the death-bringer, carrying cape and sword, bowing and flourishing. —  Jacqueline Carey - Kushiel 02 - Kushiel's Chosen
  • This is a book about bullfighting, of course, not short stories, but all you have to do is substitute the writer for the matador, and the unfolding story itself for the bull, and you have the perfect guide to becoming an aficionado. —  Bibliobibuli
  • If the crowd deems it a 'good' kill, the matador is 'awarded' the bull's ears and tail which he cuts off himself (the bull is often still alive during this). —  American Chronicle
  • In Spain being a matador is one of the highest paid professions, it is also one of the most respected … the matadors are the most loved celebrities; they end up marrying super models and living their super modelish lives in bliss. —  Qwaider Planet
  • September 15th, 2008 at 4: 10 PM - PDT el matador, the fighting chicken Says: —  Crooks and Liars
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  1. Spanish, from matar, to kill, possibly from Vulgar Latin *mattāre, to beat senseless, perhaps from Latin mattus, stupefied; see mat2.

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  1. from Spanish matador (from Latin mactator), a slayer, from matar, kill, from Latin mactare, kill, sacrifice: see mactation, mactator.
 

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