matador
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matador¹
- /ˈma.tə.dɔː/ UK
- /ˈmæ.tə.dɔɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ætədɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish matador (“killer”). Used in the English language as title for a bullfighter, however referred to as a torero in Spain.
noun matadors · matadores · matadore
- 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.
- 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.
- The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.
- One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.
Matador²
Where it comes from
Named after the Matador Ranch.
proper noun
- A town, the county seat of Motley County, Texas, United States.
Translations
Talk about this word "matador." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/matador. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. matador. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/matador "matador." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/matador.Cite this
@misc{matador_2026,
title = {matador},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/matador},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
