MATADOR

matador

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Matador

A town, the county seat of Motley County, Texas, United States.

Etymology

Noun

matador

(bullfighting) The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.

(uncountable) A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.

(card games) The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.

(card games) One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.

Source: Wiktionary

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Mat"a*dore, Mat"a*dor, n. Etym: [Sp. matador, prop., a killer, fr. matar to kill, L. mactare to sacrifice, kill.]

1. The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights.

2. (Card Playing)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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