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picador

picador

2 9.9
A horse rider in a bullfight who pricks the bull with a long pole
  • noun
  • /ˌpikəˈdɔr/
: picador
  • As Artillero, the picador, swung down from the bus, the crowd shouted.

I should mention that there's a difference between the picador and the matador.

Examples

  • The two picadors were sitting next to the door.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The picador looked at them, his hand on the rail of the bus.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • "You better start then," the picador looked at him.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • "Hey, what are you doing?" the picador said.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • "Not with me working for you," said the picador.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The silent picador stood up, and the two of them paid for their beer and went out of the car.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • "You know you saw it, Tio," the picador said heavily.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • At the table, the two picadors sat and watched them go.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Watch the picadors.

    The Matador (2005)

  • During the bullfight, the picador expertly pricked the bull with his lance to make it more aggressive.

Synonyms

bullfighter
vspicador
  • NSFW
13 6.3

A person who fights bulls in public shows in Spain or Mexico

is a mounted specialist who weakens and provokes the bull at the start

Surface Forms

picador singular
picadors plural

Etymology

The word picador comes from the Spanish verb picar, which means 'to prick' or 'to poke', and the ending -dor, which means a person. So a picador is the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance at the start of a bullfight, and you can remember it by thinking of the English words 'pick' or 'prick' that also mean 'to poke'.