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MATADOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does matador mean?
• MATADOR (noun)
The noun MATADOR has 1 sense:
1. the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull
Familiarity information: MATADOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("matador" is a kind of...):
bullfighter; toreador (someone who fights bulls)
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