capeador
[ kah-pee-uh-dawr; Spanish kah-pe-ah-th awr ]
/ ˌkɑ pi əˈdɔr; Spanish kɑ pɛ ɑˈðɔr /
noun, plural ca·pe·a·dors, Spanish ca·pe·a·do·res [kah-pe-ah-th aw-res] /kɑ pɛ ɑˈðɔ rɛs/.
a person who assists a matador by harassing or distracting the bull with a red cape, or capa.
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cape verde, cape verdean, cape work, cape york, cape york peninsula, capeador, capeesh, capelet, capelin, capeline, capeline bandage
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Examples from the Web for capeador
The opponent deceives him adroitly with motions of a cape, exactly again as the capeador does the bull.
Lillian Morris, and Other Stories|Henryk SienkiewiczThe capeador has sprung into the passage extending between the paling and the first row of seats.
Lillian Morris, and Other Stories|Henryk SienkiewiczI see how one puts under the eyes of another a bit of red cloth, treating him just as a capeador treats a bull.
Lillian Morris, and Other Stories|Henryk Sienkiewicz