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Picador

Picador Meaning & Definition
Picador Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Picador?

[n] 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

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See Also | bullfighter | equestrian | horseback rider | horseman | toreador

Picador In Webster's Dictionary

\Pic`a*dor"\, n. [Sp.] 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.

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