Camorrista

[ Italian kah-mawr-rees-tah ]
/ Italian ˌkɑ mɔrˈris tɑ /

noun, plural Ca·mor·ris·ti [Italian kah-mawr-rees-tee] /Italian ˌkɑ mɔrˈris ti/.

a member of the Camorra of Italy.
(lowercase) a member of a society or group resembling the Camorra.

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Also Ca·mor·rist [kuh-mawr-ist, -mor-] /kəˈmɔr ɪst, -ˈmɒr-/.

Origin of Camorrista

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