carbonarist
bəˈnɑr plural noun, singular Car·bo·na·ro 
[kahr-buh-nahr-oh; Italian kahr-baw-nah-raw] . European History.
[kahr-buh-nahr-oh; Italian kahr-baw-nah-raw] . European History. the members of a secret political society in the early part of the 19th century, active in Italy, France, and Spain.
Origin:
1815–25; < Italian, plural of carbonaro charcoal burner < Latin carbōnār(ius), equivalent to carbōn- (stem of carbō) charcoal + -ārius -ary
1815–25; < Italian, plural of carbonaro charcoal burner < Latin carbōnār(ius), equivalent to carbōn- (stem of carbō) charcoal + -ārius -ary
Related forms
Car·bo·na·rism, noun
Car·bo·na·rist, noun, adjective
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| —pl n , sing -naro | |
| a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification | |
| [C19: from Italian, plural of carbonaro seller or burner of charcoal, name adopted by the society] | |
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