"toreador" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: toreadors [plural], toreadores [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish toreador, from torear (“to fight bulls”), from toro (“bull”), from Latin taurus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|toreador}} Spanish toreador, {{m|es|torear||to fight bulls}} torear (“to fight bulls”), {{m|es|toro||bull}} toro (“bull”), {{der|en|la|taurus}} Latin taurus Head templates: {{en-noun|s|toreadores}} toreador (plural toreadors or toreadores)
  1. (bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback. Categories (topical): Bullfighting Synonyms: torero Derived forms: toreador pants Related terms: matador Translations (a bullfighter): toreru [masculine] (Asturian), torejador [masculine] (Catalan), torero [masculine] (Catalan), toreisto (Esperanto), toreadori (Finnish), härkätaistelija (Finnish), toréador [masculine] (French), toréro [masculine] (French), torero [masculine] (French), toureiro [masculine] (Galician), lidador [masculine] (Galician), Torero [masculine] (German), tarbhadóir [masculine] (Irish), tarbhchomhraiceoir [masculine] (Irish), torero (Italian), тореа́дор (toreádor) [masculine] (Macedonian), toreador [masculine] (Polish), torreador [masculine] (Polish), toureiro (Portuguese), toireiro [masculine] (Portuguese), toureador [masculine] (Portuguese), toreador [masculine] (Romanian), torero [masculine] (Romanian), тореадо́р (toreadór) [masculine] (Russian), torero (Spanish), toreador [masculine] (Spanish), toreador (Swedish), tjurfäktare (Swedish), toreador (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-toreador-en-noun-l2NKII6i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: bullfighting, entertainment, lifestyle

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