English

Noun

carabinero ‎(plural carabineros)

1. A frontier guard (or similar) in Spain or South America

Spanish

Etymology

From carabina +‎ -ero.

Noun

carabinero m ‎(plural carabineros)

1. (historically) A soldier armed with a carbine.
2. (Chile, Columbia, Bolivia) A member of the national police.
3. One of several species of crustacean.