as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up
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Recent Examples of mobster
None of they key players went in colder than Tudisco, whose deceptively warm performance as sometimes-mobster Mike Santini holds a large chunk of the show together.
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
Beau confesses to our trio, explaining how Lester's murder was intertwined with the death of mobster Nicky Caccimelio (Bobby Cannavale).
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
The teaser trailer shows a gang of cats hanging out on a rooftop, with one flicking its claws like a mobster would a knife.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 June 2026
There are several moments in the subsequent season devoted to different characters coping with her death, including the mobsters who orchestrated her demise.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
Beau confesses to our trio, explaining how Lester's murder was intertwined with the death of mobster Nicky Caccimelio (Bobby Cannavale).
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
The teaser trailer shows a gang of cats hanging out on a rooftop, with one flicking its claws like a mobster would a knife.
—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 June 2026
There are several moments in the subsequent season devoted to different characters coping with her death, including the mobsters who orchestrated her demise.
—
Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobster
Noun
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Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief.
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The actions of these thugs, who should be imprisoned for a long while, is the cause of denying real Knicks fans the chance to watch the game communally.
Noun
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The 16 reputed gangsters or aspiring gangsters charged in the indictment range in age from 19 to 24.
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That’s not to say that there aren’t some similarities between the Gotham City gangster in The Penguin and Los Angeles private investigator of Sugar.
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What begins as a chance to escape the routine of his everyday life quickly spirals into a dangerous gathering of powerful criminals, old enemies, and unresolved loyalties.
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That creates the perfect opening for criminals.
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The immigrant-threat frame offers a quicker villain and a simpler solution to persistent social problems such as violent crime.
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The new production will follow Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo from their comic book origins to becoming global pop culture icons, battling familiar villains along the way.
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As a pirate assassin and post-apocalyptic warrior, Krem of the Yellow Hills connects with Aries.
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The report’s key finding was that an odd, angry, 24-year-old assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, had acted alone, for reasons nobody could quite figure out.
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Toph has to integrate being a Beifong with being this rough, tough earthbender who is the blind bandit.
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The tree is said to have sheltered Robin Hood, the legendary 13th-century bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor and took refuge in the forest when being pursued by the sheriff of Nottingham.
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Kara’s after Krem, too, after the space pirate poisons Krypto the Superdog and has the antidote to save him.
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As a pirate assassin and post-apocalyptic warrior, Krem of the Yellow Hills connects with Aries.
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“Mobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobster. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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