Associations to the word «Matador»

Wiktionary

MATADOR, noun. (bullfighting) The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
MATADOR, noun. (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.
MATADOR, noun. (card games) The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.

Dictionary definition

MATADOR, noun. The principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull.

Wise words

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway