puntillero

[ poon-tee-air-oh; Spanish poon-tee-lye-raw, -ye- ]

noun,plural pun·til·le·ros

[poon-tee-air-ohz; Spanish poon-tee-lye-raws, -ye-]. /ˌpun tiˈɛər oʊz; Spanish ˌpun tiˈlyɛ rɔs, -ˈyɛ-/.

(in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.

Origin of puntillero

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1905–10; <Spanish, equivalent to puntill(a) puntilla + -ero<Latin -ārius-ary

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How to use puntillero in a sentence

The puntillero came up eager to finish him and get the maestro out of his embarrassing position.
The Blood of the Arena | Vicente Blasco Ibez

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