Matador,

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  matador
       n : the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final
           passes and kill the bull

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "matador":
     Cain, apache, assassin, assassinator, banderillero, bloodletter,
     bloodshedder, bravo, burker, butcher, button man, cannibal,
     cutthroat, desperado, eradicator, executioner, exterminator,
     garroter, gorilla, gun, gunman, gunsel, hatchet man, head-hunter,
     hit man, homicidal maniac, homicide, killer, man-eater, man-killer,
     manslayer, massacrer, murderer, pesticide, picador, poison,
     poisoner, slaughterer, slayer, strangler, thug, toreador, torero,
     torpedo, trigger man
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Matador, TX (town, FIPS 47004)
    Location: 34.01507 N, 100.82124 W
    Population (1990): 790 (458 housing units)
    Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 79244

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Matador, TX
      Matador