toreador

/'tɔriədɔ:/ Cách viết khác : (toreo) /tɔ'reərou/

Thân thiện

A toreador stands poised in the ring, holding a red cape.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A bullfighter, especially one who fights on horseback: A "toreador" is a person who engages in the traditional Spanish spectacle of fighting bulls. Historically, the term specifically referred to a mounted bullfighter, distinguishing them from a "matador" who fights on foot and delivers the final blow.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The skilled toreador elegantly maneuvered his horse around the charging bull.
  • In some older traditions, the toreador's role was to weaken the bull with lances from horseback.

Advanced Usage

• The term "toreador" is often used in artistic and literary contexts (e.g., opera, paintings) to evoke the romantic or historical image of bullfighting. In modern professional bullfighting, the more precise term is often "picador" for the mounted lancer or "rejoneador" for a bullfighter who performs the entire fight on horseback.

Variants and Related Words

• Toreadora (n, rare): A female bullfighter.
• Toreo (n): The art or technique of bullfighting.
• Picador (n): A bullfighter who uses a lance (pica) to weaken the bull's neck muscles from horseback, a specific role within a bullfight team.
• Rejoneador (n): A bullfighter who fights the bull entirely from horseback, often seen in Portuguese and some Spanish styles.

Synonyms

• Bullfighter: The general term for a person who fights bulls.
• Torero: The Spanish term for a bullfighter (includes all performers: matadors, picadors, banderilleros).

Related Phrases

• Toreador pants: Tight-fitting calf-length trousers for women, named for their resemblance to the trousers worn by bullfighters.
• "Toreador Song": A famous aria from the opera by Georges Bizet, sung by the bullfighter Escamillo.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who fights bulls

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bullfighter