toreador
pronunciation
How to pronounce toreador in British English:
UK [ˈtɒriədɔ:(r)]
How to pronounce toreador in American English:
US [ˈtɔriədɔ(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who fights bulls
Word Origin
- toreador (n.)
- "bullfighter on horseback" (as opposed to a torero, who kills on foot), 1610s, from Spanish toreador, from torear "to participate in a bullfight," from toro "bull," from Latin taurus (see Taurus). A toreador is, or rather was, a gentleman who killed bulls for his own amusement on horseback and with the spear. He was a sportsman, and his sport was as manly and respectable as pig-sticking. A professional fighter who performs in a ring and for money is a torero. ["Saturday Review," Jan. 22, 1887]
Example
- 1. Carmen : toreador 's march ( arr. for brass )
- 2. Act iv : typewriter solo for twelve fingers - toreador song ( it 's the bull ) - finale ( also end )