matador

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull

Borrowed from Spanish matador (“killer”). Used in the English language as title for a bullfighter, however referred to as a torero in Spain.

I am the greatest matador in Spain. — The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, Lofting, Hugh
You lithe matador in the arena at Seville! — Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman
There were two other matadors, but they did not count. — The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway

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