'Matador' definitions:

Definition of 'matador'

(from WordNet)
noun
The principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull

Definition of 'Matador'

From: GCIDE
  • Matador \Mat"a*dor\, Matadore \Mat"a*dore\, n. [Sp. matador, prop., a killer, fr. matar to kill, L. mactare to sacrifice, kill.]
  • 1. The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights; a bullfighter; a toreador. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 2. (Card Playing) In the game of quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first, the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce of a black trump or the seven of a red one. [1913 Webster]
  • When Lady Tricksey played a four, You took it with a matadore. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [Skat] The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, whether by the player or by his adversaries. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 4. A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Matador, TX -- U.S. town in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Matador, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
Population (2000) :
740
Housing Units (2000) :
395
Land area (2000) :
1.299432 sq. miles (3.365513 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.299432 sq. miles (3.365513 sq. km)
FIPS code :
47004
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
34.013996 N, 100.821646 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
79244
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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