picador
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
picador (plural picadors or picadores)
(bullfighting) A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pic`a*dor", n. Etym: [Sp.]
Definition: A horseman armed with a lance, who in a bullfight receives the first attack of the bull, and excites him by picking him without attempting to kill him.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
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