as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up
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Recent Examples of mobster
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Two Italian American mobsters, both played by Robert De Niro.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
After a promising opening set in a seedy 1980s club where Billie inadvertently kills the wrong mobster, the second book just doesn’t quite hit its stride.
—Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the title character, given animalistic powers as a youngster, who hunts criminals and scrambles to save his brother (Fred Hechinger) from enemies of their Russian mobster father (Russell Crowe).
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Tasked with transporting the body of the notorious mobster Frankie Bananas to his funeral service, everything goes wrong for the pair.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
After a promising opening set in a seedy 1980s club where Billie inadvertently kills the wrong mobster, the second book just doesn’t quite hit its stride.
—Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the title character, given animalistic powers as a youngster, who hunts criminals and scrambles to save his brother (Fred Hechinger) from enemies of their Russian mobster father (Russell Crowe).
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Tasked with transporting the body of the notorious mobster Frankie Bananas to his funeral service, everything goes wrong for the pair.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobster
Noun
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The story focuses on two figures, a school principal and a thug.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Resist this madness before the unhinged, heartless bully and his spellbound thugs shred our Constitution and our future.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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As is the norm in the ’90s, L.A. rapper Tone Loc is part of the cast as a gangster from around the way named Frog.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2025
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In 1979, when Carmine Galante, the head of the Bonanno crime family, was killed, the photographer Hal Goldenberg hoofed it up onto a roof in Brooklyn to get a shot of the gangster’s cooling corpse.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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As the Trump administration continues deporting alleged criminals without due process, John Oliver can’t help but worry for who’s next.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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She's seen meeting with fellow criminals and loading a gun in the teaser.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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The filmmaker released a 15-second preview of the trailer, featuring footage of a battle between Superman and a mechanized villain named the Hammer of Boravia.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Frey was the Game of Thrones villain who orchestrated that show’s infamous Red Wedding, a premeditated and highly violent attack on a large group of people that took place during a wedding reception.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
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Sandra Oh, the daughter of South Korean immigrant parents, follows British agent Eve Polastri charged with catching the elusive and ruthless assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer).—
Lesley O'Toole,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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Reyes ultimately discovers that the plane is filled with assassins looking to kill the Ghost, and eventually him.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025
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Castillo, a Peruvian national, and his accomplices were considered international bandits and wanted on several continents, according to the Los Angeles Times coverage of their trial, which lasted more than five months.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The caps proved popular with dockworkers, shipwrights and bandits, and, over time, the baker boy hat became synonymous with the newsboy cap (which was actually worn by boys working at newsstands).—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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However, for years, they were believed to be pirate ships, the museum said in a news release.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The show will happen in a 60,000 square foot arena with Crimson and Sapphire pirates battling on deck, in the water, and in the sky above full-sized pirate ships.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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“Mobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobster. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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