Matador

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  • noun. A bullfighter who performs the final passes and kills the bull.
  • noun. One of the highest trumps in certain card games.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In skat, every trump in unbroken sequence with The highest trump, if in the same player's hand or on the same side as the highest trump. See skat.
  • noun. A killer; specifically, the man appointed to kill the bull in bull-fights.
  • noun. One of the three principal cards in the games of omber and quadrille.
  • noun. In the game of solo, the spadella, manilla, or basta (which three are known as the higher matadors), and, if these are all obtained by one side, any one of all lower cards held in uninterrupted sequence in one hand: the latter are known as lower matadors.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights; a bullfighter; a toreador.
  • noun. In the game of quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first, the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce of a black trump or the seven of a red one.
  • noun. The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, whether by the player or by his adversaries.
  • noun. 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.
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  • noun. The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull
    • Word Usage
    "The target for the matador is a small soft spot at the base of the bull's hump, where the sword can penetrate directly to the heart of the bull, dropping him like a rock."
    cross-reference
    bull ring  bullfighting  fighting bull  picador  tauromachy  
    Equivalent
    matadore  
    Form
    matadora  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bullfighter  toreador  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abogado  arco  aspecto  banco  bolsillo  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Cain  apache  assassin  assassinator  banderillero  
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