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picador
[ pik-uh-dawr; Spanish pee-kah-thawr ]
noun
- 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
- bullfighting a horseman who pricks the bull with a lance in the early stages of a fight to goad and weaken it
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of picador1
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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