toreador
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i noun
a bullfighter; torero.
Origin:
1610–20; < Spanish, equivalent to torea(r) to bait a bull (derivative of toro bull < Latin taurus) + -dor -tor
1610–20; < Spanish, equivalent to torea(r) to bait a bull (derivative of toro bull < Latin taurus) + -dor -tor
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| —n | |
| a bullfighter | |
| [C17: from Spanish, from torear to take part in bullfighting, from toro a bull, from Latin taurus; compare | |
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Toreador
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
toreador
"bullfighter," 1618, from Sp. toreador, from torear "to fight in a bullfight," from toro "bull," from L. taurus (see steer (n.)).
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Example sentences
He'd been baiting me all along the way a toreador does a bull.
The bull finally reached the critical point where it would be useless for anyone, even a toreador, to flee.
Better still, wear a backless top, which looks great with toreador pants and flat shoes.
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