Picador n. A horseman armed with a lance, who in a bullfight receives the first attack of the bull, and excites him by picking him without attempting to kill him.
... Danesford will think you one too, Bess, when he hears of you facing charging bulls like a Spanish picador, all to save churlish fools from their folly," ... — Rodney, the Ranger - With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield • John V. Lane
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