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  • noun Plural form of matador.

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Examples

  • He said bullfighting was a noble sport and that the matadors were the bravest men in the world.

    The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle Hugh Lofting 1916

  • During each corrida, between four and six different toradores (bullfighters, known as matadors in Mexico and the U.S.) have their chance at what the Spaniards call "dancing" with a bull.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • 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 2008

  • 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 2008

  • I'd love to see the arena -- do you know they have bull-fights every Sunday and one of the matadors is a woman? "

    Madam Will You Talk Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1967

  • "I have seen clumsy matadors, and I tell you it is not nice."

    The Madness of John Harned 2010

  • Nearly 50 would-be matadors were badly injured in an amateur bullfighting event in Colombia, RTE is reporting.

    Amateur Bullfighting Event Leaves Dozens Injured Curtis M. Wong 2011

  • Nearly 50 would-be matadors were badly injured in an amateur bullfighting event in Colombia, RTE is reporting.

    Amateur Bullfighting Event Leaves Dozens Injured Curtis M. Wong 2011

  • Current and future leaders must be as fearless and courageous as matadors, slaying monstrous bulls in the hot sun in front of 80,000 screaming fans.

    Diane Francis: Spain Is Mucho Macho and too Big to Fail Diane Francis 2011

  • Current and future leaders must be as fearless and courageous as matadors, slaying monstrous bulls in the hot sun in front of 80,000 screaming fans.

    Diane Francis: Spain Is Mucho Macho and too Big to Fail Diane Francis 2011

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