picador Hear it!

picador Definition

pica·dor (pikə dôr′; Sp pē′kä t̸hō̂r)

noun pl. -·dors′ or -·do·res-t̸hō̂res

in bullfighting, any of the horsemen who weaken the neck muscles of the bull by pricking with a lance

Etymology: Sp < picar, to prick < VL *piccare < *piccus, for L picus, woodpecker: see pie

picador Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • book: MJF Alan Hollinghurst's ' The Line of Beauty ' : Picador Books £ 16.99.

Browse dictionary entries near picador

  1. picadillo
  2. pica
  3. pibroch
  4. pibal
  5. piazza
  6. Piauí
  7. piaster
  8. piassava
  9. pianoforte
  10. piano bar
  1. picante
  2. Picardy
  3. picaresque
  4. picaro
  5. picaroon
  6. Picasso
  7. picayune
  8. Piccadilly
  9. piccalilli
  10. piccaninny