banderillero
Example Sentences
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He leads his crew not of banderilleros and picadors, but of drink crafters and cooks through flawless passes to a demanding mob, his “domination of the bull.”
From Salon
He slips in telling statistics with the skill of a banderillero, using them always to secure a point and move his story forward.
From New York Times
Back of them were their people, and behind the banderilleros, back in the passageway and in the open space of the corral, I saw the picadors.
From Literature
As well as the matadors themselves, 16 of their assistants were injured - these include "picadors" on horseback, "banderilleros" on foot, and a sword page.
From BBC
At last our hideous greed was glutted, and the banderilleros took their turn in baiting the now enfeebled but undaunted bull.
From Project Gutenberg
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