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Camorrist

Camorra \Ca*mor"ra\, n. [It.] A secret organization formed at Naples, Italy, early in the 19th century, and used partly for political ends and partly for practicing extortion, violence, etc. -- Ca*mor"rist, n.

Usage examples of "camorrist".

France, Italy, where, by the way, the Camorrist type is the equivalent for our New York gangster.

Then with the air of an operating Camorrist he showed Pollyooly which was her bedroom by the crafty device of pretending to make sure that her sheets had been aired.