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Recent Examples of button man
Best button man in the biz.
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Craig Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2021
Craig Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for button man
Noun
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In 1932 Chicago police raided an apparent summit meeting of gangsters, and arrested Lansky and five others on vagrancy charges.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Russian gangsters, grenades, terrorist plots, amnesia, and the idyllic Maine coastline all make an appearance.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those secrets created De Niro’s glorified and most memorable street hoodlums and now befuddle his current crazy-man public image.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some people told his family that Pereda went to a movie that night and a hoodlum told him someone outside wanted to see him.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Inside you there are two mobsters, and Robert De Niro plays both.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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The rest of Another Simple Favor takes place on the famous Tyrrhenian Sea island, where Stephanie learns that Emily’s new bae Dante is a powerful mafioso.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Little Vic Orena walked into the warm night air on June 20, 1991, after sharing dinner with a friend inside Stella’s Restaurant, a popular spot among the local mafiosi.—
Larry McShane,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Button man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button%20man. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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