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picador

[ pik-uh-dawr; Spanish pee-kah-thawr ]

noun

, plural pi·ca·dors, Spanish pi·ca·do·res [pee-kah-, thaw, -, r, es].
  1. one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.


picador

/ ˈpɪkəˌdɔː /

noun

  1. bullfighting a horseman who pricks the bull with a lance in the early stages of a fight to goad and weaken it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of picador1

1790–1800; < Spanish: literally, pricker, equivalent to pic ( ar ) to prick ( pique 1 ) + -ador < Latin -ātor -ator
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Word History and Origins

Origin of picador1

C18: from Spanish, literally: pricker, from picar to prick; see pique 1
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Example Sentences

Published by Picador, the book is set for an October 2014 release.

Like a picador, he takes his time to sap the strength of his foes before clubbing them unconscious.

I had learned the metaphor, which stands for Andalusia, from my friend Francisco Sevilla, a well-known picador.

Eyes are flashing, on faces a flush comes, a number of hats fly to the arena in honor of the picador.

I saw two such examples in Madrid, after which came a hurricane of applause for the picador.

When the bull withdraws, the picador advances, but only a few steps, so that the battle never takes place in the centre.

Sometimes they come to close quarters, a picador is thrown, his horse is wounded, or perhaps killed.

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