/ ˈmætədɔː(r); NAmE / noun
(from Spanish ) a person who fights and kills the bull in a bullfight
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WORD ORIGIN
Spanish , literally killer, from matar to kill, from Persian māt dead.
/ ˈmætədɔː(r); NAmE / noun
(from Spanish ) a person who fights and kills the bull in a bullfight
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WORD ORIGIN
Spanish , literally killer, from matar to kill, from Persian māt dead.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005