Manolete

American  

[mah-naw-le-te] / ˌmɑ nɔˈlɛ tɛ /

noun

1. Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez, 1917–47, Spanish matador.

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Manolete British  

/ manoˈlete /

noun

1. original name Manuel Rodriguez y Sánchez. 1917–47, Spanish bullfighter

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Example Sentences

He was known as Manolete and is almost invariably described as the best bullfighter of the 1940s and among the greatest of all time.

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

And when the heckler lists off a couple of these local heroes, Manolete is astonished to hear his own father’s name.

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

It was true: Manolete’s grandfather and two of his uncles had been bullfighters, and so had his father, who also fought under the name Manolete.

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

By the time Manolete was 27, in 1944, he was appearing in three bullfights a week.

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

Then he would come close to actual weeping when he described to the class the death of Manolete which he had studied exhaustively while in Spain.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy