blackhander

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Noun
  • The story about a gangster in modern day Chicago is inspired by the repentance story of the fifth-century saint of the same name.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Newspapers reported that Doyle died because of a disagreement with Russian gangsters.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The mobsters are accused of pocketing some of the $7 million that was fleeced from unsuspecting victims who were drawn to poker tables in Las Vegas, Miami, Manhattan and Long Island’s seaside playground for the rich and famous.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Notable inmates once held at the jail include Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, civil rights leader Malcolm X and mobster Whitey Bulger, according to records.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The mafioso-style form of Carr’s threat has been widely noted.
    Onkar Ghate, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, De Niro pretended to be the new mafioso FCC chairman who was tearing down free speech on behalf of Trump.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Best button man in the biz.
    Craig Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • The story, originally conceived by Truffaut, is a thin, desultory affair, about a French hoodlum on the run and his doomed fling with an American expat.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Aleah and Grasso end up saving Lizzie’s ass and capturing the hoodlums.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Blackhander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackhander. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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