toreador
a bullfighter; torero.
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Origin of toreador
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How to use toreador in a sentence
At last the mock bull amiably presented himself to be killed and the victorious toreador retired amid great applause.
The Four Corners Abroad | Amy Ella BlanchardWinn set himself against him with the dogged fury of a bull against a toreador.
The Dark Tower | Phyllis BottomeWhen Frederick and his friends entered, a woman and a slim toreador were dancing.
Atlantis | Gerhart HauptmannA little nod of Consuelo's round black-and-red toreador hat or a kiss tossed from her riding-whip was reward enough!
Short Stories of Various Types | VariousBut when I looked again, she had a hairpin between her white teeth and was carefully adjusting her toreador hat.
Short Stories of Various Types | Various
British Dictionary definitions for toreador
/ (ˈtɒrɪəˌdɔː) /
a bullfighter
Origin of toreador
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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