Picador vs. Matador

Picador vs. Matador — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Picador and Matador

Picadornoun

(bullfighting) A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.

I saw the picador lance the bull.

Matadornoun

(bullfighting) The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.

Picadornoun

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

Matadornoun

(uncountable) A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.

Matadornoun

(card games) The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.

Matadornoun

(card games) One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.

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Matadornoun

the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull