[ban-duh-ree-air-oh, -reel-yair-; Sp. bahn-de-ree-lye-raw, -ye-] 
[-ree-air-ohz, -reel-yair-; Sp. -ree-lye-raws, -ye-] . | a matador's assistant who sticks the banderillas into the bull. |
| ban·de·ril·le·ro (bān'də-rē-âr'ō, -rēl-yâr'ō) n. pl. ban·de·ril·le·ros The member of a matador's cuadrilla who is responsible for placing the banderillas during a bullfight. [Spanish, from banderilla, banderilla; see banderilla.] |
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