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picador

pi·ca·dor

UK/ˈpɪkədɔː(ɹ)/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish picador (“stinger”).

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