Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bullfighter.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Spanish bull-fighter, especially one who fights on horseback.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A bullfighter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun bullfighting A
bullfighter .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who fights bulls
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(And although the word toreador has been Englished, any Spaniard or Mexican who used it would be laughed out of the room.
Mexico Michener, James 1992
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A character chastises another for littering; it turns into a mock bullfight; the "toreador" picks up the litter, and does a bit of Flamenco juggling with it.
'Totem' Should Top the Polls Paul Levy 2011
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He counters, pointing out that the bull is compelled to fight, then is killed, and she says the "toreador" is clever, skillful, romantic, facing a wild bull and killing the animal with one thrust of the sword.
“Samuel! There was a rolling wonder in the sound. Ay, there was!” 2008
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Come to Quito and I will show you the brave sport of men, the toreador and the bull.
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The video popped up after a story on police chases (yes, insert your joke here …) and I wanted to turn the sound up for confirmation of his identity, but I was so transfixed by his leering smile and toreador pants I just sat at my desk gaping like a carp.
Dear President Obama #247: Tom DeLay: The forbidden dance 2009
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David snorted, a deep sound, like a bull facing the toreador.
Vicious Grace M.L.N. Hanover 2010
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David snorted, a deep sound, like a bull facing the toreador.
Vicious Grace M.L.N. Hanover 2010
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As members of the youth wing of his National Front party feasted on barbecue and apple pie, they were thrilled to see the grand old man hold forth, still the "provocateur" taunting the establishment, the "toreador" who hides the sword in his cape and lets the press run at him like a bull.
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Finally, a young woman in toreador pants and black glasses spoke.
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The old gooses from the buses are bumping obscenely in toreador pants.
is Von 2010
slumry commented on the word toreador
bullfighter; also toreadors, a style of pants worn by women in the 1950s
August 1, 2007
sionnach commented on the word toreador
member of the Spanish chapter of the Tori Spelling fan club
October 13, 2007
seanahan commented on the word toreador
Come on Sionnach, if the other one is matadore, then that definition should be toreadore.
Edit: Two spelling corrections
October 14, 2007
sidheag commented on the word toreador
But the spelling according to Spanish ought to be matador, not matadore. Hence, toreador.
March 24, 2009