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matador

[mat-uh-dawr] / ˈmæt əˌdɔr /
NOUN
bullfighter
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His name is Mikel Merino, and he’s fast turning into Spain’s World Cup matador.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

This relentless bull market may finally have found its matador.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Hawley embraces “wonderful peacock” 1850s menswear shapes: Victor’s puffed-out chest accentuates the “wasp waist” likening him to a matador.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

We meet Iñaki, the manager here who is appropriately more matador than barkeep.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2025

Akhlys turned and attacked, but Annabeth dodged again, like a matador.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

When the parade of the afternoon’s three matadors and their bullfighting entourage finally emerged to salute the fans, the arena in Mexico City erupted.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2024

On its face, “Sterling Karat Gold” is the story of Sterling, a nonbinary performance artist who is assaulted by matadors on the streets of London and then accosted by a time traveler from the future.

From Washington Post Feb. 7, 2023

Wagon-wheel chandelier, cereal boxes, dirty dishes, green shag carpet, orange vinyl couch patched with duct tape, two sad-looking boys dressed as matadors staring from a painting on the wall.

From The New Yorker Oct. 29, 2018

Shown nearby are paintings of matadors, which have a child-like quality but were made by Picasso towards the end of his life in the early 1970s.

From The Guardian Apr. 26, 2017

I looked through the glasses and saw the three matadors.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway



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