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picador

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɪkədɔː(ɹ)

Definitions

A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.

Equivalents

Españolpicador
Françaispicador
4 more languages
Češtinapikador
Italianopicador
Polskipikador
Русскийпикадо́р

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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