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toreador

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Great tunes, like the Toreador Song and the Habanera.

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Quick take

(bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for toreador.

noun

(bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.

Example sentences

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Great tunes, like the Toreador Song and the Habanera.

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Famous art that's stunningly bigger in person than I expected: - The Raft of the Medusa (Géricault) - Guernica (Picasso) - The Hallucinogenic Toreador (Dalí) Cannot recommend seeing art in person enough.

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This was a cute test, but it dinged me for not "knowing" the word "toreador".

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It's amazing and has many of his large-format masterworks, including Hallucinogenic Toreador.

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I also don't consider it a loan word, because the English word for "toreador" is "bullfighter".

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Urban Dictionary's second definition[0] suggests something like a "beard" (straight cover for a closeted person), but I would not be surprised if it were someone who got a wild hair about becoming a real toreador.

Quote examples

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This was a cute test, but it dinged me for not "knowing" the word "toreador".

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I also don't consider it a loan word, because the English word for "toreador" is "bullfighter".

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Urban Dictionary's second definition[0] suggests something like a "beard" (straight cover for a closeted person), but I would not be surprised if it were someone who got a wild hair about becoming a real toreador.

Proper noun examples

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It's amazing and has many of his large-format masterworks, including Hallucinogenic Toreador.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use toreador in a sentence?

Great tunes, like the Toreador Song and the Habanera.

What does toreador mean?

(bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.

What part of speech is toreador?

toreador is commonly used as noun.