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View synonyms for toreador
toreador
[ tawr-ee-uh-dawr; Spanish taw-re-ah-thawr ]
noun
- a bullfighter; torero.
toreador
/ ˈtɒrɪəˌdɔː /
noun
- a bullfighter
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of toreador1
C17: from Spanish, from torear to take part in bullfighting, from toro a bull, from Latin taurus; compare steer ²
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Example Sentences
At last the mock bull amiably presented himself to be killed and the victorious toreador retired amid great applause.
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Winn set himself against him with the dogged fury of a bull against a toreador.
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When Frederick and his friends entered, a woman and a slim toreador were dancing.
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A little nod of Consuelo's round black-and-red toreador hat or a kiss tossed from her riding-whip was reward enough!
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But when I looked again, she had a hairpin between her white teeth and was carefully adjusting her toreador hat.
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