/kah'pee euh dawr"/ ; Sp. /kah pe ah dhawrdd"/ , n. , pl. capeadors , Sp. capeadores /-dhaw"rddes/ .
a person who assists a matador by harassing or distracting the bull with a red cape, or capa.
[ 1905-10; cape ( ar ) to bait with a cape (v. deriv. of capa CAPE 1 ) + -ador -ATOR ]