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mobster
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mob·ster

noun \ˈmäb-stər\

Definition of MOBSTER

: a member of a criminal gang
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Examples of MOBSTER

  1. <the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up>

First Known Use of MOBSTER

1917

Related to MOBSTER

Synonyms
bully, gangbanger, gangsta, gangster, goon, gorilla, homeboy, homey (or homie), hood, hooligan, hoodlum, mug, plug-ugly, punk, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough, toughie (also toughy), yob [British], yobbo [British]

Rhymes with MOBSTER

lobster

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