Matador vs. Toreador

Matador vs. Toreador — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Matador and Toreador

Matadornoun

(bullfighting) The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.

Toreadornoun

(bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.

Matadornoun

(uncountable) A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.

Toreadornoun

someone who fights bulls

Matadornoun

(card games) The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.

Matadornoun

(card games) One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.

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Matadornoun

the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull