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toreador vs. matador

[ tawr-ee-uh-dawr; Spanish taw-re-ah-thawr ]
noun
  1. a bullfighter; torero.
[ mat-uh-dawr ]
noun
  1. the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
  2. one of the principal cards in skat and certain other games.
  3. a jet-powered U.S. surface-to-surface missile.

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