Synonyms for banderillero


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ban-duh-ree-air-oh, -reel-yair-; Spanish bahn-de-ree-lye-raw, -ye-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌbæn də riˈɛər oʊ, -rilˈyɛər-; Spanish ˌbɑn dɛ riˈlyɛ rɔ, -ˈyɛ-


Définition of banderillero

  • As in bullfighter : noun matador
Example sentences :
  • A banderillero sat on a chair and made the bull charge at him.
  • Extract from : « With the Battle Fleet » by Franklin Matthews
  • When the banderillero is awkward, they rain on him with potatoes.
  • Extract from : « Romantic Spain » by John Augustus O'Shea
  • The banderillero assented with a nod while awaiting her question.
  • Extract from : « The Blood of the Arena » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • One day Carmen sent for the banderillero to come to see her.
  • Extract from : « The Blood of the Arena » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • The banderillero took the jokes of the swordsman and his manager calmly.
  • Extract from : « The Blood of the Arena » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • And the banderillero could make no further headway in his expostulation with Gallardo.
  • Extract from : « The Blood of the Arena » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • A banderillero now advances with a pair of the banderillas, or barbed darts, before mentioned.
  • Extract from : « With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 » by Various
  • Maida, who was ignorant of the duties of a banderillero, looked down curiously at the gesticulating crowd below.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Incoul's Misadventure » by Edgar Saltus
  • The banderillero rose just as the bull reached him, planted his darts in the animal's shoulders and leaped to one side.
  • Extract from : « With the Battle Fleet » by Franklin Matthews
  • The second banderillero comes forward to plant his pair; a third is inserted and the trumpets sound for the final scene.
  • Extract from : « The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia » by William Somerset Maugham

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