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picador

/ˈpɪkədɔː(ɹ)/

picador noun: a lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.

picador: a lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador
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Noun

picador (plural picadors or picadores)

  1. A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.
    • I saw the picador lance the bull.
    • The bull roars with pain, and the banderillas toss about in the lacerated flesh, from which the blood pours in crimson streams. "Poor beast! what a shame," we think, and even then the order is given for the picador to attack the bull.1889, Nellie Bly, Six Months In Mexico, page 42

Forms of picador

pluralpicadors
pluralpicadores

Origin of picador

Borrowed from Spanish picador (“stinger”).

Questions about picador

What does picador mean?
Picador means a lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.
What part of speech is picador?
Picador is a noun.
How do you pronounce picador?
Picador is pronounced /ˈpɪkədɔː(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of picador?
The plural of picador is picadors.

Words near picador in the dictionary

  1. Picabo
  2. picadill
  3. picadillo
  4. picadills
  5. Picado
  6. picador
  7. picadores
  8. picadors
  9. Picados
  10. picadura
  11. picaduras

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