novillero

Spanish

Etymology

novillo +‎ -ero

Noun

novillero m (plural novilleros, feminine novillera, feminine plural novilleras)

1. (bullfighting) young trainee bullfighter (who fight against novillos)
2. truant (one who is absent without permission, especially from school)

Further reading

• “novillero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014