picador Meaning, Definition & Usage
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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
WordNet
Pic`a*dor" noun
Etymology
Sp.Definitions
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.
