Māt'a-dōre, n.

n. [Sp. matador, a murderer, and one of the three cards in the game of omber, from matar, to kill; from Lat. mactare, to sacrifice, kill, mactator, a slayer.]

1. One of the three principal cards in the game of omber and quadrille, which are always two black aces and the deuce in spades and clubs, and the seven in hearts and diamonds.
2. One who kills; the killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bull fights.