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toreador

toreador noun: a bullfighter, especially one on horseback.

Noun

toreador (plural toreadors or toreadores)

  1. A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.
    • Such figures formed part of some ivory model of the Bull Ring, and are meant to suggest the toreadors who loom so large in the art and the traditions of Knossos. We can imagine the associations which such young toreadors would suggest, hung in the air by fine gold chains above the back of an ivory...1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 21
    Synonyms:
    torero

toreador meaning in Indonesian

toreador in Indonesian

a bullfighter
toreador

Synonyms of toreador

Forms of toreador

pluraltoreadors
pluraltoreadores

Origin of toreador

From Spanish toreador, from torear (“to fight bulls”), from toro (“bull”), from Latin taurus.

Words formed from toreador

Questions about toreador

What does toreador mean?
Toreador means a bullfighter, especially one on horseback.
What is toreador in Indonesian?
Toreador in Indonesian is toreador. See Toreador meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is toreador?
Toreador is a noun.
What is the plural of toreador?
The plural of toreador is toreadors.

Words near toreador in the dictionary

  1. tore to pieces
  2. tore to shreds
  3. tore up
  4. tore up the dance floor
  5. tore up the pea patch
  6. toreador
  7. toreador pants
  8. toreadores
  9. toreadors
  10. Toreatae
  11. toreave

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