carabinero
[kah-rah-vee-ne-raw; English kar-uh-buh-nair-oh]
- an officer of the revenue service.
- a frontier guard.
- carbineer.
- (in the Philippines) a coast-guard officer.
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Origin of carabinero
First recorded in 1835–45
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Historical Examples of carabinero
But the Carabinero who guards the public morals holds (in the bulk) different opinions.
The Recipe for DiamondsCharles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
A Carabinero, with his back ostentatiously turned to the newcomers, leaned on his rifle, whistling mournfully.
The Recipe for DiamondsCharles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
Further, being a man of guile, he understood the ways of the outpost Carabinero.
The Recipe for DiamondsCharles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne