carabinero

American  

[kah-rah-vee-ne-raw, kar-uh-buh-nair-oh] / ˌkɑ rɑ viˈnɛ rɔ, ˌkær ə bəˈnɛər oʊ /

noun

Spanish.

• carabineros
  plural

1. an officer of the revenue service.

2. a frontier guard.

3. carbineer.

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• carabineros
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of carabinero

First recorded in 1835–45

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

carabinero carabineros

Over the protests of the Chilean carabinero on duty, he boldly made off with the Apristas' star-shaped wreaths.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the workers continued cleaning and picking up trash while two local policemen dressed in green, known as carabineros, watched from one of the entrances to the compound.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

He has also backed off from a proposal to dissolve the national police force, known as the carabineros, instead calling for reforms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2021

This poor record-keeping by the police - or carabineros - makes her doubt their version of events.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2019

“Insecticide sprayers would go to each house, and the carabineros would be with them,” Levy says.

From Nature ● Mar. 15, 2016

After the silence of those wooded slopes the prospect of even the company of two carabineros was alluring.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Mary Stuart Boyd

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