Matador

Noun

 * 1)  The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.

Derived terms

 * matadora

Thesaurus
Cain, apache, assassin, assassinator, banderillero, bloodletter, bloodshedder, bravo, burker, butcher, button man, cannibal, cutthroat, desperado, eradicator, executioner, exterminator, garroter, gorilla, gun, gunman, gunsel, hatchet man, head-hunter, hit man, homicidal maniac, homicide, killer, man-eater, man-killer, manslayer, massacrer, murderer, pesticide, picador, poison, poisoner, slaughterer, slayer, strangler, thug, toreador, torero, torpedo, trigger man

Etymology
matador:. Used in the English language as title for a bullfighter, however referred to as a toreador: in Spain.

Translations

 * Dutch: stierenvechter
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:


 * Greek:
 * Japanese: マタドール, 闘牛士
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * 1) matador

Etymology
Borrowed from

Noun

 * 1) a slaughterer, a killer
 * 2) matador, a featured bullfighter at a bullfight event

Etymology
matar to kill + -(a)dor, the agent suffix