n. pl. pic·a·dors or pic·a·do·res (pē′kä-dōrĕs) A horseman in a bullfight who lances the bull's neck muscles so that it will tend to keep its head low for the later stages of the fight. [Spanish, from picar, to prick; see PICARO.] |
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