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Camorrista

[ Italian kah-mawr-rees-tah ]

noun

, plural Ca·mor·ris·ti [kah-maw, r, -, rees, -tee].
  1. a member of the Camorra of Italy.
  2. (lowercase) a member of a society or group resembling the Camorra.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Camorrista1

From Italian, dating back to 1860–65; Camorra, -ist

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Example Sentences

Among the Italian Camorrista, according to Russo, wives are very badly treated.

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