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mobster

noun

mob·​ster ˈmäb-stər How to pronounce mobster (audio)
Synonyms of mobsternext
: a member of a criminal gang

Examples of mobster in a Sentence

the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up
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His assignment ultimately is to track down a Wisconsin cheese heiress whose mobster family’s business somehow has massive geopolitical importance. Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 There was also a lot of speculation that Ruby was involved with organized crime, as he was known to be friends with mobsters, mafia members and other members of the criminal underworld. Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025 His operation firing on all cylinders in season 3, as Dwight and his ragtag team of enforcers, fixers, and strategists find a formidable adversary in Jeremiah Dunmire (Robert Patrick), an old-money liquor magnate (and mobster) with eyes on a fledgling distillery purchased by Dwight. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025 The film is based on the true story of Joseph ‘Lupo’ Rulli (Interdonato), a legendary New Jersey boxer plagued with polio before his career peaks, who then rises as a mobster in the Bonanno Crime family, while his older brother Dennis (Stahl) becomes a decorated State Policeman in the same town. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mobster

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mobster was in 1917

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“Mobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobster. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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mobster

noun
mob·​ster ˈmäb-stər How to pronounce mobster (audio)
: a member of a criminal gang

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