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- noun Plural form of
banderillero .
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Examples
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Men called banderilleros enter the ring and use weapons called banderillas (colourful short spears with harpoon ends) which further weaken the bull when they are stabbed into the top of the bulls back.
American Chronicle 2008
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Everybody from the picadores to the banderilleros to the toros themselves are role models.
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The banderilleros do their grim business, planting coloured spikes in the bull's back, making the blood stream down its sides.
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The banderilleros encourage her from the sidelines.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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Worst of all was the delegating, the wearing down of the bulls to the banderilleros.
Carlos The Impossible (Part 1) JTK Belle 2010
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Three of the five, in fact, are related to her: Manolo and Paco Iturralde, her trusted banderilleros, are second cousins, as is Octavio, who doubles as her sword boy.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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Everybody from the picadores to the banderilleros to the toros themselves are role models.
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The banderilleros look more nervous than Suki has ever seen them.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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The bullfight begins with the entrance of the three matadors, each followed by his assistants, the banderilleros and the picadors.
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After three lancings, generally, a trumpet blows and the banderilleros enter.
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