2. Noun. A ruffian or henchman. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sbirro
1. an Italian police officer [n SBIRRI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sbirro
Literary usage of Sbirro
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Imprisonments: Memoirs of Silvio Pellico Da Saluzzo by Silvio Pellico (1833)
"... the gross improprieties committed by my neighbours, he turned towards me, not
with the gravity of a sbirro, btit the air of a master : " For shame, sir, ..."
2. My Imprisonments: Memoirs of Silvio Pellico Da Saluzzo by Silvio Pellico (1833)
"... and after commenting on the gross improprieties committed by my neighbours,
he turned towards me, not with the gravity of a sbirro, but the air of a ..."
3. Memoirs of the Life and Adventures of Colonel Maceroni by Francis Maceroni (1838)
"Suddenly looking back, we saw the sbirro, dismounted from his ass, pursuing us
gun in hand, as fast as he could. This was enough for my man,—who hastily ..."
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