torero

American  

[tuh-rair-oh, taw-re-raw] / təˈrɛər oʊ, tɔˈrɛ rɔ /

noun

plural

toreros

1. a bullfighter, especially a matador.

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torero British  

/ tɒˈrɛərəʊ /

noun

1. a bullfighter, esp one who fights on foot

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Etymology

Origin of torero

1720–30; < Spanish, equivalent to tor ( o ) bull (< Latin taurus ) + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

“I am anxious to furnish proof that I am a better torero than he, and that I can unseat him from the pedestal on which public opinion has placed him,” Dominguín insisted.

From New York Times

But teacher Miguel Rodríguez, a former torero, said his school has adapted like the rest of society to the pandemic era.

From Washington Times

"Pretty well, sometimes. But I must not let anybody know. It would be very bad, a torero who speaks English."

From Literature

Boys do most of the exercises in pairs – one of them plays the role of torero and the other the role of the bull.

From The Guardian

There, at night, the same six bulls are sent to be slain at the hands of some of the country’s top bullfighters, or toreros.

From New York Times