banderillero

Example Sentences

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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

When the bull first comes in he is played by banderillero and matador with capes.

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

At last one gay-coloured stick—“half a pair”—hung from Vivillo's shoulders; twice and three times the attempt was made before the “pair” was complete; and the second banderillero succeeded no better.

From The Car of Destiny by Both, Armand

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