Spanish Conversation · Level 52
75 words
Spanish word
picador
Pronunciation
IPA/pikaˈðoɾ/
Meaning
- masculine nounpicador
Example
El picador golpea al toro con la vara desde el caballo.
The picador strikes the bull with his lance from horseback.
More examples
En clase leímos sobre el picador como parte de la historia cultural.
In class we read about the picador as part of cultural history.
Core concept
Horse-mounted rider who uses a long lance to prod and weaken a bull.
Common phrases
detectar picador en un texto
detect a picador in a text
definición de picador
definition of picador
Similar words
torero: Bullfighter who confronts the bull in the ring and performs skillful passes.
matador: Bullfighter who delivers the final sword thrust to kill the bull and decide the contest.
banderillero: Bullfighter who sticks banderillas into the bull to provoke and guide its movements.
rejoneador: Mounted bullfighter who fights from horseback using a lance or short blade.
Definition in Spanish
Persona a caballo cuya función en la corrida es emplear una vara para provocar y debilitar al toro antes de que intervengan los banderilleros y el matador.
Word origin
From Spanish picar 'to prick or jab' plus the agentive suffix -dor, literally 'one who pricks,' applied in bullfighting to the mounted rider who weakens the bull with the vara.
Usage tips
- In Spanish conversation picador functions as the neutral job title for that rider, and when more context is needed add the stage name (for example, en el tercio de varas) to clarify the action.