picador

(pik′ə dôr′; Sp pē′kä t̸hō̂r′)

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

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

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noun pl. pic·a·dors or pic·a·do·res (pēˌkä-dōˈrĕs)

A horseman in a bullfight who lances the bull's neck muscles so that it will tend to keep its head low for the later stages of the fight.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from picar, to prick; see picaro

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