carabinero

[ kah-rah-vee-ne-raw; English kar-uh-buh-nair-oh ]

noun,plural ca·ra·bi·ne·ros

[kah-rah-vee-ne-raws; English kar-uh-buh-nair-ohz]. /ˌkɑ rɑ viˈnɛ rɔs; English ˌkær ə bəˈnɛər oʊz/. Spanish.

an officer of the revenue service.
a frontier guard.

carbineer.
(in the Philippines) a coast-guard officer.

Origin of carabinero

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First recorded in 1835–45

Words Nearby carabinero

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How to use carabinero in a sentence

But the carabinero who guards the public morals holds (in the bulk) different opinions.
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A carabinero, with his back ostentatiously turned to the newcomers, leaned on his rifle, whistling mournfully.
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Further, being a man of guile, he understood the ways of the outpost carabinero.
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