Meaning & use
Picadors
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Horsemen in a bullfight who use a lance to weaken the muscles of the bull's neck before the main matador enters.
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The picadors rode into the ring first, lances ready.
Critics of bullfighting often single out the picadors' role as especially brutal.
A note on using this word
From the Spanish 'picar', meaning 'to prick' or 'to sting', reflecting the picador's use of a lance.
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