toreron.
/tɒˈrɛːrəʊ/ A (Spanish) bullfighter (on foot). Cf. toreador n.
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1728 Mem. Eng. Officer 264 So that the poor Creature may be said to fight, not only with the Tauriro (or Bull-hunter..) but with the whole Multitude in the lower Class at least.
1728 Mem. Eng. Officer 267 The Tauriroes are very well paid.
1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt xix. 287 They observe the manners of the crocodile as the torero studies those of the bull.
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