banderillero

Example Sentences

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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 Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)

The second banderillero comes forward to plant his pair; a third is inserted and the trumpets sound for the final scene.

From The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)