What is another word for picador?

Pronunciation: [pˈɪkɐdˌɔː] (IPA)

A picador is one who is skilled in the art of bullfighting and is responsible for weakening the bull by lancing it on the shoulders. There are other words in the English language that can be used as synonyms for picador. A banderillero is one who also participates in the bullfight by sticking banderillas in the bull's shoulders. The term bullfighter can also be used, but it's broad and can refer to anyone involved in a bullfight. Toreador is another word for a bullfighter, but it typically refers to the main bullfighter. A matador is the ultimate bullfighter, tasked with killing the bull with a sword.

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Usage examples for Picador

Maddened by the shouts of the people and the cloaks of the "chulos," his charge was not a light one, and he buried his horns deep in the poor brute's flank, the picador meanwhile scooping a large piece of flesh out of his back with his garrocha.
"On the Equator"
Harry de Windt
In vain did the chulos try to get the bull to leave his prey; in vain did the second picador seek to divert his attention; all was useless, until, at length, with a maddened effort, the wretched horse staggered up and galloped wildly round the ring, treading on its own entrails, and closely pursued by the bull!
"On the Equator"
Harry de Windt
Bounding forward and throwing up his hind legs, maddened by the shouts of the crowd, and the whizzing and explosion, fire and smoke of the engine of torture on his back, he dashed blindly at every picador, receiving thrust after thrust with the spear, until, amid the loud laughter and shouts of the spectators, the powder burned out, and the poor beast, with gaping wounds, and blood streaming from them, turned and ran, bellowed for escape at the gate of entrance, and then crawled around the wall of the ring, looking up to the spectators, and with imploring eyes seemed pleading to the mild faces of the women for mercy.
"Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I."
John L. Stephens

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