matar
/maˈtaɾ/ · A1 · verb
to kill, slay
🗡️🕯️ matar: a matador is literally a killer, the one who does the matar
English borrowed matador straight from Spanish: matar + -dor (the doer), so a matador is the one who kills the bull. Same verb covers snuffing a flame: matar la luz means to put out the light. Checkmate is jaque mate, a handy sound echo.