blackhander

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackhander
Noun
  • One of the first films of its kind, this lesbian gangster heist thriller delivers suspense and humor.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
  • The 16 reputed gangsters or aspiring gangsters charged in the indictment range in age from 19 to 24.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • In Breaking Bear, a family of furry forest dwellers use everything in their power — including high explosives and drug money — to fight the frackers, mobsters, and a monstrous wolf pack threatening to destroy their home.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 25 June 2026
  • One of the trailers has some shots of Vanessa Williams posing as a dead body, much like the mobster and his wife at the start of the movie.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Even as mafioso talk took hold on Views and What a Time to Be Alive, romantic melodrama seemed to be the default setting.
    Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 20 May 2026
  • Joseph Valachi was a member of the Genovese crime family and the first American mafioso to publicly confirm the existence of Cosa Nostra.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Best button man in the biz.
    Craig Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • In the past decade, the leadership of the Kinahan organization has become rich and cosmopolitan, and their life styles have started to resemble those of international businessmen more than of street hoodlums.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The Knesset recently legalized the death penalty for Arabs who murder Jews, but not for the hoodlum Israeli settlers who have been killing West Bank residents to seize their land.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The blackmailer continues to call her, demanding money in exchange for keeping her cam-boy secrets.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • On advice of his crisis lawyer Ira Slitz (Hill, unrecognizable with a bald head and gray beard), Reef sets out to apologize to everyone from his past who may be angry with him in an effort to find the blackmailer.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Blackhander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackhander. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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