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picador

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pic·a·dor  (pk-dôr, pkä-dôr)
n. pl. pic·a·dors or pic·a·do·res (pkä-drs)
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.
[Spanish, from picar, to prick; see picaro.]
picador [ˈpɪkəˌdɔː]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Bullfighting) Bullfighting a horseman who pricks the bull with a lance in the early stages of a fight to goad and weaken it
[from Spanish, literally: pricker, from picar to prick; see pique1]
picador
a mounted bullfighter who jabs the bull between the shoulders with a lance to enrage it.
See also: Bulls and Bullfighting
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.picador - the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head lowpicador - the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low
bullfighter, toreador - someone who fights bulls
equestrian, horseback rider, horseman - a man skilled in equitation
Translations
picador [ˈpɪkədɔː] N → picador m
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The bull makes a rush, with murder in his eye, but a picador meets him with a spear-thrust in the shoulder.
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
The bull of the Asturias who has been but little moved by the attacks of the picador grows irritated with the dogs and banderilleras.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
 
 
 
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