Picador Definition

pĭkə-dôr, pēkä-dôr
picadors
noun
In bullfighting, any of the horsemen who weaken the neck muscles of the bull by pricking with a lance.
Webster's New World

(bullfighting) A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.

I saw the picador lance the bull.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Picador

Noun

Singular:
picador
Plural:
picadors

Origin of Picador

  • Spanish from picar to prick picaro

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Spanish picador (“stinger")

    From Wiktionary

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