blackhanders

plural of blackhander

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackhanders
Noun
  • Others are new, building on a genuinely fresh and funny revelation that explains not only a cold open involving yakuza gangsters half a world away in Osaka, but also why this quaint town is sitting on a stash of weaponry big enough to overthrow the governments of several small nations.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Inspired by the colonial Singapore gangsters rulers, four girls, at a modern-day regimented elite secondary school form their own gang cam-recording petty acts of rebellion, led by firebrand freethinking lesbian Choo Xin Yu.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the 1970s, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was famously funded by mobsters, leading to years of legal drama.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Their investigation plunges them into the shadowy corners of New York and beyond—where the trio uncovers a dangerous web of secrets connecting powerful billionaires, old-school mobsters, and the mysterious residents of the Arconia.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, hoodlums and thugs who throw objects at the players give up their rights and should be removed, charged, and possibly jailed.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Blackhanders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackhanders. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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