blackhanders

Definition of blackhandersnext
plural of blackhander

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackhanders
Noun
  • The gangsters grew powerful running liquor during Prohibition.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Beset by gangs and guns, the Haçienda faltered in the ’90s despite clever-sounding schemes such as replacing the club’s security with the gangsters themselves.
    Andrew Holter, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • There was also a lot of speculation that Ruby was involved with organized crime, as he was known to be friends with mobsters, mafia members and other members of the criminal underworld.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
  • There, surrounded by mobsters, the future moviemaker embraced Catholicism and the Italian code of omertà.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Aleah and Grasso end up saving Lizzie’s ass and capturing the hoodlums.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • 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 13 Jan. 2026.

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