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toreador vs. matador

[tawr-ee-uh-dawr, taw-re-ah-thawr] / ˈtɔr i əˌdɔr, ˌtɔ rɛ ɑˈðɔr /

noun

  1. a bullfighter; torero.

[mat-uh-dawr] / ˈmæt əˌdɔr /

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. (initial capital letter) a jet-powered U.S. surface-to-surface missile.