picador

noun

the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low

Roots

picarpic- · Spanish · to prick, pierce ador-ador · Spanish · agent, one who does

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The word picador breaks down into 2 roots of Spanish origin: pic, from Spanish picar (“to prick, pierce”); and -ador, from Spanish ador (“agent, one who does”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.