carabinero

noun ca·ra·bi·ne·ro \ˌker-ə-bə-ˈner-(ˌ)ō, ˌkär-, ˌka-rə-\

plural ca·ra·bi·ne·ros

Definition of CARABINERO

: a member of a Spanish national police force serving especially as frontier guards

: a customs or coast guard officer in the Philippines

Spanish, from carabina carbine, from French carabine

First Known Use: 1845

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