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Etymology
Origin of Camorrista
From Italian, dating back to 1860–65; see origin at Camorra, -ist
Example Sentences
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Arena is too intelligent and possessed of canny Neapolitan guile to play the game the Italian press wants of him, and recount his Camorrista life in detail.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2013
But the picciotto of New York is never raised to the grade of Camorrista, since the organization of the Camorra has never been transferred to this country.
From Courts and Criminals by Arthur Cheney Train
He is known to be a Camorrista; and though his salary is only a few thousand lire, he lives with the ostentation of a parvenu millionaire, and no one doubts where he gets his money.
From The Lady Paramount by Henry Harland
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