What does picador mean?
Picador means (bullfighting) A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador..
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/ˈpɪkədɔː(ɹ)/ · noun
(bullfighting) 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.
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Picador means (bullfighting) A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador..
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I saw the picador lance the bull.
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