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picador

pic·a·dor [ píkə dàwr, péekaa dàwr ] (plural pic·a·dors)


noun 
Definition:
 
bullfighter on horseback: a bullfighter on horseback, who attacks the bull with a spear early in the fight, making it easier for the main bullfighter matador to kill it with his sword

[Late 18th century. < Spanish< picar "prick, pierce"]
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