mobster

[mob-ster]

noun

1. a member of a criminal mob.

mobster

/ ˈmɒbstə /

noun

1. a US slang word for gangster

Word History and Origins

Origin of mobster¹

1915–20, mob ¹ (in the sense “a member of a criminal gang”)+ -ster

Example Sentences

One police officer, Evelyn Tardiff, has long served as a double agent within the mobster’s circle, and Armand has grown unsure of her loyalties, fearing that “he no longer knew whose side she was on.”

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American mobsters hated Castro for shutting down the casinos they’d been running in Cuba.

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While mobsters killing mobsters usually fails to generate much public outrage, imperiling innocent bystanders in residential areas usually does.

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"That's right out of a mafioso coming into a bar going, nice bar you have here, it'd be a shame if something happened to it," he added, using a mobster voice.

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All the other mobsters felt safe because Deaf people can’t hear conversations.

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Related Words

• criminal 
• crook 
• hoodlum 
• hooligan 
• mafioso 
• racketeer 
• soldier 
• thug