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carabinero

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

noun

Spanish.

plural

carabineros

  1. an officer of the revenue service.

  2. a frontier guard.

  3. carbineer.

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

Etymology

Origin of carabinero

First recorded in 1835–45

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

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