matador

  • 121matador — Economía. Obligación emitida en pesetas por prestatarios no residentes en España. Es el equivalente a los bulldog, carabela, dingo, samurai y yanqui. Aunque en un principio su emisión estuvo restringida a organismos supranacionales actualmente… …

    Diccionario de Economía

  • 122matador — mætÉ™dÉ”r / mætÉ™dɔː n. bull fighter, toreador, one who kills bulls in bullfights (Spanish) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 123matador — [ matədɔ:] noun 1》 a bullfighter whose task is to kill the bull. 2》 (in ombre, skat, and other card games) any of the highest trumps. 3》 a domino game in which halves are matched so as to make a total of seven. Origin Sp., lit. killer , from… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 124matador — noun (C) a man who fights and kills bulls during a bullfight …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 125matador — n bullfighter, toreador, torero, tauro machian, Sp. tauromaquista; bandillero, picador …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 126matador — mat·a·dor …

    English syllables

  • 127matador — mat•a•dor [[t]ˈmæt əˌdɔr[/t]] n. spo the bullfighter in a bullfight who traditionally kills the bull • Etymology: 1665–75; < Sp, =mata(r) to kill +–dor tor …

    From formal English to slang

  • 128matador — /ˈmætədɔ / (say matuhdaw) noun 1. the bullfighter who has the principal role and who kills the bull in a bullfight. 2. one of the principal cards in skat and certain other games. {Spanish, from Latin mactātor slayer} …