blackhanders

plural of blackhander

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackhanders
Noun
  • There’s also a tropical storm circulating, as if the gangsters flew in from the tropics.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • In 1985, Tortora was accused by several alleged ex-mobsters turned informants and state witnesses of being part of a Neapolitan crime syndicate dedicated to drug trafficking.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Season 5 dives into the contrast between old and new New York, with secret billionaires, mobsters and mysterious residents infiltrating the building.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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