How is a matador different from a torero?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Toreador is the French word for Torero, or bullfighter. It includes anyone who fights the bull. A matador is the torero who performs the faenawith the muleta and then kills the bull.

Answer 3

All those involved in fighting the bull are toreros but only the person who is charged with killing the bull is a matador. All matadores are toreros but not all toreros are matadores.