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Toreador

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

a Spanish word derived from torear, to engage in a bull-fight, toro, a bull, Latin taurus, for one of the principal performers in the national sport of bull-fighting.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Toreador'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​t/toreador.html. 1910.