banderillero

American  

[ban-duh-ree-air-oh, -reel-yair-, bahn-de-ree-lye-raw, -ye-] / ˌbæn də riˈɛər oʊ, -rilˈyɛər-, ˌbɑn dɛ riˈlyɛ rɔ, -ˈyɛ- /

noun

plural

banderilleros

1. a matador's assistant who sticks the banderillas into the bull.

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banderillero British  

/ -riːˈljɛərəʊ, ˌbændəriːˈɛərəʊ /

noun

1. a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull

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Etymology

Origin of banderillero

Fist recorded in 1790–1800; from Spanish, equivalent to banderill(a) + -ero; banderilla, -ary

Example Sentences

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 Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)

The man bellowed, he roared, he grunted; he charged me, flinging the earth high with his heels, but I was banderillero, picador, and matador in one.

From Rainbow's End by Beach, Rex Ellingwood