carabiniere
[kah-rah-bee-nye-re; English kar-uh-bin-yair-ee]
noun, plural ca·ra·bi·nie·ri [kah-rah-bee-nye-ree; English kar-uh-bin-yair-ee] /ˌkɑ rɑ biˈnyɛ ri; English ˌkær ə bɪnˈyɛər i/. Italian.
a member of the Italian national police force, organized as a military unit and charged with maintaining public security and order as well as assisting local police.
RELATED WORDS
detective, deputy, policeman, constable, officer, marshal, trooper, cop, fuzz, sheriff, patrolman, patrolwoman, policewoman, MP, flatfoot, flic, gendarme, lawman
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Examples from the Web for carabiniere
Historical Examples of carabiniere
The carabiniere is soft and will go any way, though always with some interest.
Sea and SardiniaD. H. Lawrence
Yes, and also, chimes in the carabiniere, the peasants don't want to work the land.
Sea and SardiniaD. H. Lawrence
She wrenched herself away, went up to the carabiniere, who stood at the corner, and spoke to him.
Olive in ItalyMoray Dalton
Once a carabiniere asked her where she was going, why she walked alone so in the disturbed city.
The FurnaceRose Macaulay
carabiniere
noun plural -ri (-ri)
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