The matador kills the bull.
Torero is the generic term for anyone involved in the bullfight but matador refers to the man responsible for the artistic cape work and for killing the bull.
Matador means 'one who kills' in reference to the matador being the torrero who kills the bull.
If a matador is unable to kill the bull because of a serious injury or death, one of the other matadores kills the bull. It is usually the senior matador who kills the bull and he does it with no fanfare.
The matador is the torero (bullfighter) who kills the bull.
The matador is the torero (bullfighter) who kills the bull.
The matador, the torero who kills the bull, is the star of the bullfight.
"El toro" means "the bull", and "el matador" is "the bull fighter", literally meaning "the killer", the one with the sword and small cape who actually kills the bull.
The matador wears a traje de luces - a suit of lights.
Matador is Spanish for 'one who kills.' A matador de toros is 'one who kills bulls.'
Chances are, if the matador was not threatening the bull, he would be ignored. If the matador approaches the bull and enters his territory, the bull will charge.
Toreador is French and related to the Spanish word torero. Torero includes anyone who fights bulls including banderilleros and picadores and matadores. Only the matador kills the bull. The word toreador is never used in Spain or Mexico. It is only used in France.