Toreador

Quick meaning: Toreador is a noun meaning (bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.

Meaning

(bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.

Example Sentences

Such figures formed part of some ivory model of the Bull Ring, and are meant to suggest the toreadors who loom so large in the art and the traditions of Knossos. We can imagine the associations which such young toreadors would suggest, hung in the air by fine gold chains above the back of an ivory bull, when we look at a scene painted on one of the frescoes.

Word Forms

• toreadors
• toreadores

Synonyms for toreador

Depending on context, synonyms include torero, bullfighter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bullfighter, torero, tauridor, matador, rejoneador, cabestro.

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