What does toreador mean?
Toreador means (bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback..
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.
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Toreador means (bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback..
Common synonyms include torero, bullfighter.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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