matador
noun
mat·a·dor
ˈma-tə-ˌdȯr 
: a bullfighter who has the principal role and who kills the bull in a bullfight
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In the postseason, everyone is searching for complementary wings/forwards that can defend without hurting them on offense or space the floor without being a matador on defense.
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Peruvian matador Andrés Roca Rey has enormous testicles.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
The matadors each fight two bulls in contests that last for roughly 20 minutes, and end with the animal’s death.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Mexico City Reuters — Mexico City’s local congress on Tuesday passed a measure aiming to make bullfights much less harmful to bulls and matadors, a move applauded by animal rights activists but sharply criticized by fans of the centuries-old tradition.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Peruvian matador Andrés Roca Rey has enormous testicles.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
The matadors each fight two bulls in contests that last for roughly 20 minutes, and end with the animal’s death.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Mexico City Reuters — Mexico City’s local congress on Tuesday passed a measure aiming to make bullfights much less harmful to bulls and matadors, a move applauded by animal rights activists but sharply criticized by fans of the centuries-old tradition.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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matador
noun
mat·a·dor
ˈmat-ə-ˌdȯ(ə)r
: the bullfighter who plays the major human part in a bullfight
Etymology
Spanish, literally "killer"
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