A
torero or
toureiro (both from Latin
taurarius, bullfighter), is a bullfighter and the main performer in the sport of
bullfighting as practised in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Peru, France and other countries influenced by
Spanish culture. In Spanish, the word
torero describes any of the performers who participate in the bullfight. The main performer, who is the leader of an entourage and the one who kills the bull, is addressed as
maestro (master), and his formal title is
matador de toros (killer of bulls). The term
torero encompasses all who fight the bull in the ring (
picadores and
rejoneadores). The other bullfighters in the entourage are called
subalternos and their suits are embroidered in silver as opposed to the matador's more-theatrical gold.