matador Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Mat"a*dore, Mat"a*dor noun (Also<
  • Matadore
  • Matador
)
Etymology
Sp. matador, prop., a killer, fr. matar to kill, L. mactare to sacrifice, kill.
Definitions
  1. The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights.
  2. (Card Playing) 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.
    When Lady Tricksey played a four, You took it with a matadore. Swift.

Webster 1913