Caccianemico

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of caccia (“to hunt; to drive away”) +‎ nemico (“enemy”).

Proper noun

Caccianemico m

1. (rare) a surname

   Venedico Caccianemico, 13th-century Italian politician who sold his sister Ghisolabella Caccianemico into prostitution; portrayed by Dante in the Divine Comedy