# matador

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈma.tə.dɔː/ · frequency rank #38,488

## Definitions
1. The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
2. 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.
3. The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.
4. One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish matador (“killer”). Used in the English language as title for a bullfighter, however referred to as a torero in Spain.

## Common misspellings (10)
`amtador`, `maatdor`, `mataddor`, `matadorr`, `matadro`, `mataodr`, `matdaor`, `mattador`, `mmatador`, `mtaador`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/matador