banderillero
Americannoun
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banderilleros
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of banderillero
Fist recorded in 1790–1800; from Spanish, equivalent to banderill(a) + -ero; see origin at banderilla, -ary
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When the bull first comes in he is played by banderillero and matador with capes.
From Time Magazine Archive
He began his career as a banderillero, became one of the best in the business, and then made the unusual transition to matador.
From Time Magazine Archive
His older brother was with him as a banderillero, but he did not live in this hotel.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Ferrero, who was rated the best banderillero in Peru, first faced the bull.
From Wide Courses by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
When the banderillero is awkward, they rain on him with potatoes.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by John Augustus O'Shea
He leads his crew not of banderilleros and picadors, but of drink crafters and cooks through flawless passes to a demanding mob, his “domination of the bull.”
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
Later, while dismounted picadors are getting over the fence, the capaderos engage the bull's attention until the coming of the banderilleros.
From Time Magazine Archive
Back of them were their people, and behind the banderilleros, back in the passageway and in the open space of the corral, I saw the picadors.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
The bull-fighters themselves are of four grades: the espada or matador, the picadores, chulos, and banderilleros.
From On the Equator by Harry De Windt
In the ring, distributed here and there, were some half a dozen professional fighters on foot, called banderilleros and chulos, besides which there were two on horseback, known as picadors.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou
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