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mafioso

noun

Definition of mafioso

as in gangster

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Recent Examples of mafioso The builders’ alternating harassment and bribery leaves Cook with little recourse, especially when mafioso-like representatives begin dropping by at all hours, leading to dry exchanges — what little dialogue the film has is extremely funny. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026 According to a personal spokesperson, the erstwhile PayPal mafioso sold certain investments—Amazon, Meta, Elon Musk’s xAI—to take on his unpaid role. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2025 The third season of Tulsa King found Dwight squaring off against the violent (and desperate) Dunmire clan, as well as a vicious New York mafioso called Quiet Ray (James Russo) and an FBI agent with an ax to grind (Kevin Pollak). — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025 The mafioso-style form of Carr’s threat has been widely noted. — Onkar Ghate, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mafioso

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Noun

All those old Warner Brothers gangster movies were always playing on TV.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
The Capone associates lined up six members of Moran's gang, and a seventh unaffiliated man who apparently liked hanging out with gangsters, against the north wall of the garage.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of gangster

Noun

Matt taking down the mobsters who wronged him may qualify as an understandable form of street justice, but his next move is unjustifiable.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
In a rare lead role, one that gives him a frankly magnificent coat, Turturro adds to his late-career renaissance as an old-school pickpocket who runs afoul of a Gen-Z mobster.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of mobster

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His warning was meant for American eyes and ears at least as much — if not more so — than for the government in Jerusalem that until now has encouraged the hoodlums by tolerating their violence.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Also in his orbit are a consortium of crooks, including his cousin Freddie, a hip junkie, and Pepper, a taciturn hoodlum who was friends with Ray’s dad, Big Mike, a legendary thief.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026

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