carabiniere
Americannoun
plural
carabinieri-
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.
noun
Example Sentences
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The son of a carabiniere, Marchionne was born and raised in the poor central Italian region of Abruzzo.
From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2018
But last summer a local journalist arranged a meeting between the new carabiniere investigator, Col Luca Pietranera, and an art thief he had got to know in one of Piacenza's many bars.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2016
Noting the stream of big cars �P�ugeots, Mercedes and Citr�ens�a cruising carabiniere radioed his suspicions to Police Chief Alberto Sabatino in nearby Reggio di Calabria, capital of dirt-poor Calabria province.
From Time Magazine Archive
On a periodic checkup of the wine cellar, one carabiniere became suspicious of the pale rose color of the liquid.
From Time Magazine Archive
Although that ceased when the carabiniere put his hands on my collar.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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