mobster

noun

mob·​ster ˈmäb-stər How to pronounce mobster (audio)
: a member of a criminal gang

Examples of mobster in a Sentence

the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up
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Gambon plays a mobster who takes over a restaurant while his wife’s affections wander elsewhere. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025 Inside you there are two mobsters, and Robert De Niro plays both. Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025 Enacted in 1970, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act—RICO, for short—enabled federal prosecutors to go after mobsters nationwide. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025 He was investigated but never charged in a bribery scandal involving a former vice mayor of Opa-locka and a Hialeah mobster. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mobster

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mobster was in 1917

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“Mobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobster. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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mobster

noun
mob·​ster ˈmäb-stər How to pronounce mobster (audio)
: a member of a criminal gang

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