Camorrist

Variant of Camorra

Camorra definition

Ca·morra (kə môr′ə)

noun

  1. a secret society organized in Naples, Italy, c. 1820, which became notorious for terror, blackmail, and violence
  2. any secret society like this

Etymology: It < ? Sp, quarrel, dispute < ?

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