mob boss

noun

: someone who controls part of an organized criminal group

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Isaac stars as both the middle ages poet Dante Alighieri and modern-day author Nick Tosches, the latter of which is drawn into a dangerous quest when a handwritten manuscript of The Divine Comedy resurfaces via the Vatican and lands in the hands of a New York mob boss. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025 Sharon Stone co-stars as a mob boss with a few screws loose — her gang of bootleggers toggles with Hutch, threatening to ruin everyone’s R&R. Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025 There are few films more iconic than 1972's The Godfather, in part because of Al Pacino's turn as eventual mob boss Michael Corleone. Diana Pearl, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025 In 2023, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Bertucci had testified about getting his gambling terminals from an organization linked to former Chicago mob boss James Marcello, and from Casey Szaflarski, whom federal authorities said ran the mob’s video poker operations. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mob boss

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“Mob boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mob%20boss. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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