/poohn'tee air"oh/ ; Sp. /poohn'tee lye"rddaw, -ye"-/ , n. , pl. puntilleros /-tee air"ohz/ ; Sp. /-tee lye"rddaws, -ye-"/ .
(in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
[ 1905-10; puntill ( a ) PUNTILLA + -ero -arius -ARY ]