noun
pl. -·ri·lle′ros the person whose task in a bullfight is to stick banderillas into the neck and shoulders of the bull
Origin of banderillero
Spanish from banderillabanderillero
ban·de·ril·le·ro banderillero
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banderillero
noun
pl. ban·de·ril·le·rosThe member of a matador's cuadrilla who is responsible for placing the banderillas during a bullfight.
Origin of banderillero
Spanish from banderilla banderilla ; see banderilla .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural banderilleros)
- (bullfighting) A member of the cuadrilla who sticks the banderillas in the bull's neck.
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From Spanish banderillero
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