picador
noun
pic·a·dor ˈpi-kə-ˌdȯr 
ˌpi-kə-ˈdȯr
plural picadors ˈpi-kə-ˌdȯrz
ˌpi-kə-ˈdȯrz
or picadores ˌpi-kə-ˈdȯr-ēz : a horseman in a bullfight who jabs the bull with a lance to weaken its neck and shoulder muscles
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There is some merit in both views, and few people on either side will miss Mr. Trump’s wandering ruminations and his jousts with his media picadors. 
Conrad Black, National Review, 28 Apr. 2020
Conrad Black, National Review, 28 Apr. 2020 Word History
Etymology
Spanish, from picar to prick, from Vulgar Latin *piccare — more at pike
First Known Use
1789, in the meaning defined above
- stepped pulley
- stepped rack
- stepped screw
- stepped up
- stepped-up
- steppeland
- stepper
- stepper motor
- steppers
- steppes
- stepping
- stepping (along)
- stepping (on)
- stepping along
- stepping aside
- stepping aside (from)
- stepping aside from
- stepping back
- stepping down
- stepping down (from)
- stepping down from
- stepping forward
- stepping in
- stepping into
- stepping on