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matador

[mat-uh-dawr] / ˈmæt əˌdɔr /
NOUN
bullfighter
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Example Sentences

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We meet Iñaki, the manager here who is appropriately more matador than barkeep.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Beetlejuice dabbles in other goofy alternatives such as a matador outfit and an afterlife customs-officer uniform.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

The matador as an artist is an established idea within the bullfighting community.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2024

“It’s sad that people who don’t know anything about our sector want to make laws about us,” said Sergio Alzate, 22, an aspiring matador and pupil at the city’s bullfighting school.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023

The children had apologized, but clearly they also felt that an injustice had been done, for why should they be scolded for playing matador when the housekeeper was not?

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood