toreador

[ tawr-ee-uh-dawr; Spanish taw-re-ah-thawr ]

noun

1. a bullfighter; torero.

toreador

/ ˈtɒrɪəˌdɔː /

noun

1. a bullfighter

Word History and Origins

Origin of toreador¹

1610–20; < Spanish, equivalent to torea ( r ) to bait a bull (derivative of toro bull < Latin taurus ) + -dor -tor

Word History and Origins

Origin of toreador¹

C17: from Spanish, from torear to take part in bullfighting, from toro a bull, from Latin taurus; compare steer ²

Example Sentences

At last the mock bull amiably presented himself to be killed and the victorious toreador retired amid great applause.

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Winn set himself against him with the dogged fury of a bull against a toreador.

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When Frederick and his friends entered, a woman and a slim toreador were dancing.

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A little nod of Consuelo's round black-and-red toreador hat or a kiss tossed from her riding-whip was reward enough!

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But when I looked again, she had a hairpin between her white teeth and was carefully adjusting her toreador hat.

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