A picador (Spanish pronunciation: [pikaˈðoɾ]; pl. picadores) is one of the pair of horse-mounted bullfighters in a Spanish-style bullfight that jab the bull with a lance. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They perform in …

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The meaning of PICADOR is a horseman in a bullfight who jabs the bull with a lance to weaken its neck and shoulder muscles.

PICADOR meaning: 1. someone, usually a man, who pushes sharp sticks into bulls (= male cows) during a bullfight: 2…. Learn more.

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Mar 28, 2024 · A picador is a bullfighter who rides on horseback, using a lance to test the bull's strength and to provoke it, while a matador is the principal bullfighter who performs the final …

…mounted bullfighters), consist of the picadors, the mounted assistants with pike poles who lance the bull in the bullfight’s first act; the banderilleros, the assistants on foot who execute the …