Capone

[kuh-pohn]

noun

1. Al(phonse) Scarface, 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.

Capone

/ kəˈpəʊn /

noun

1. Alphonse, called Al. 1899–1947, US gangster in Chicago during Prohibition

Example Sentences

The Metropolitan Police says it is using an "Al Capone" approach to root out misconduct by its own officers.

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Alcatraz was home to dangerous criminals, including Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly.

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In high school, his best friend was Al Capone Jr., the Chicago mobster’s son.

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Among its notable inmates were Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly.

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To that point, Roll Call reports Trump, “at a House GOP retreat Monday evening in Florida, compared himself with mobster Al Capone, saying the gangster 'was not investigated as much as your president was investigated.'”

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