picador

English
A picador in action.

Etymology

Spanish picador (“stinger”)

Noun

picador (plural picadors)

  1. (bullfighting) A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.
    I saw the picador lance the bull.

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pi.ka.dɔʁ/

Noun

picador m (plural picadors)

  1. (bullfighting) picador

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From picar +‎ -ador.

Noun

picador m (plural picadores, feminine picadora, feminine plural picadoras)

  1. someone who stabs or wounds
  2. someone who cuts sugar-cane
  3. (bullfighting) picador
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