noun
- a member of the Camorra, a Neapolitan organized crime syndicate
Usage: often capitalized; historical and contemporary criminal context
Examples
- The camorrist was arrested for extortion and racketeering.
- Camorrists have controlled certain neighborhoods in Naples for generations.
- The film depicted the rise of a young camorrist in the 1980s.
- Law enforcement agencies have worked to dismantle camorrist operations.
- Historical records document the activities of various camorrist families.