n.
Pronunciation: ' pi-k ə - ˌ do ̇ r, ˌ pi-k ə - '
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural picadors \ - ˌ do ̇ rz, - ' do ̇ rz \ or pic · a · do · res \ ˌ pi-k ə - ' do ̇ r- ē z \
Etymology: Spanish, from picar to prick, from Vulgar Latin *piccare ― more at PIKE
Date: 1797
: a horseman in a bullfight who jabs the bull with a lance to weaken its neck and shoulder muscles