toreador

Examples

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• Pleated slacks, a tailored toreador jacket, a conservative but v-necked blouse, hoop earrings, and heels somewhere between low pumps and stilts.

  Blog text (9)

• "Only then did the toreador break his long silence."

  Fiction book (1990)

• What did they call those fancy suits the toreadors wear?

  Fiction book (2001)

• She had on black toreador pants and a huge blonde wig.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The toreador bravely faced the bull in the center of the ring.

• The crowd cheered as the toreador performed his elegant moves.

• In traditional Spanish bullfighting, a skilled toreador is admired for their expertise.

Synonyms

B

bullfighter

vstoreador

• NSFW

14 6.3

A person who fights bulls in public shows in Spain or Mexico

is specific to traditional Spanish practice rather than broad international events

T

torero

vstoreador

1 9.9

A person who fights bulls in a Spanish bullfight

is the general Spanish term for the performing combatant in the ring

Compounds

T

toreador pants

1 7.6

Close-fitting women's pants that end at the calf like those worn by bullfighters

Surface Forms

Etymology