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, Americanism; mob ¹ (in the sense “a member of a criminal gang”)+ -ster

Example Sentences

Sorvino, who died on July 25 at 83, excelled at playing both the mobster and the softie, as well as everything in between.

From Time

Like the best comedies and most compelling dramas, David Chase’s series about a mobster facing decline grows richer upon each revisit.

From Time

After the mobsters received the ill-gotten gains, they laundered the currency through front companies, money mules, and cryptocurrency assets, according to Spanish police.

From The Daily Beast

In one case, the mobsters kidnapped a woman, held her at gunpoint, took her to an ATM, and forced her to hand over all her money, according to Spanish police.

From The Daily Beast

Newspapers reported that, like other politicians, he had done business with gamblers and mobsters.

From ProPublica

At least one mobster said he always kept two biting monkeys in the room when he met his associates.

From The Daily Beast

He finally died in a drawn-out battle with his Irish mobster nemesis, John Morrissey.

From The Daily Beast

Retired Chicago mobster Frank Cullotta comes from a family of wheelmen.

From The Daily Beast

Penguin India capitulated to blackmail, to the threats of a cultural mobster.

From The Daily Beast

Whitey Bulger, the infamous Boston mobster, disappeared off the face of the earth and managed to stay hidden for 16 years.

From The Daily Beast

A scooter pulled up alongside them almost at once, with a gun-carrying mobster riding it.

From Project Gutenberg

The catastrophic scene when he found her with Regan, king-pin mobster.

From Project Gutenberg

The mobster started from his chair, his eyes darting about the room.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• criminal
• crook
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