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Definition of Novillero
1. Noun. A bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of age.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Novillero
Literary usage of Novillero
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Four Months Afoot in Spain by Harry Alverson Franck (1911)
"... watched the hacking and butchering . of many a " novillero." Indeed, so pleasing
was his work that he was at once engaged, contrary to ajl precedent, ..."
2. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Baretti (1851)
"novillero, sm. 1. Stable in which young cattle are kept. 2. Herd, who attends
young cattle. 3. Piece of pasture-ground where calves are put, separate from ..."
3. The Wolf-cub: A Novel of Spain by Patrick Casey, Terence Casey (1918)
"Why, he was still a mere novice as a bandolero, an apprentice hand, a novillero,
when he took it into that round, young, handsome and arrogant Spanish head ..."
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