Definition of "carabiniere" []

• A member of the Italian police force. (noun)

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• "The son of an Italian "carabiniere" -- a member of the Italian paramilitary police -- Marchionne was born and raised in the impoverished central region of Abruzzi."
• "One day he told the carabiniere that the camp was short on cigarettes; the next day the carabiniere appeared with two suitcases full of cigarettes."
• "She explained that a carabiniere, a policeman, had tipped them off that Helma would be picked up the next day and deported to Poland."