Vanzetti

American

[van-zet-ee, vahn-dzet-tee] / vænˈzɛt i, vɑnˈdzɛt ti /

noun

Bartolomeo 1888–1927, Italian anarchist, in U.S. after 1908.

Vanzetti British

/ vænˈzɛtɪ /

noun

Bartolomeo (bartoloˈmɛːo). 1888–1927, US radical agitator, born in Italy: executed with Sacco in a case that had worldwide political repercussions

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Board of Education, the Sacco and Vanzetti murder trial and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

After all, Parker was arrested and fined while protesting the dubious murder case against Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti.

From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2020

His first name is a combination of Sacco and Vanzetti, two anarchists who many thought had been wrongly executed in 1927 for murder and armed robbery.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2015

Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian immigrants who were accused of being part of a robbery and murder in Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1920.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Vanzetti had followed many trades after his arrival here in the summer of 1908.

From Labor's Martyrs by Marcantonio, Vito

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