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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Regulars included mobsters, politicians and the super famous: Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Dean Martin, Gregory Peck, Cary Grant, Kirk Douglas and Bob Hope. Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025 When mobsters arrive to collect on an unpaid debt, his tranquil world is torn apart, forcing him to confront his past in a pulse-pounding showdown. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025 Coolidge plays the ex-wife of a former mobster, played by Ed Harris, who tries to warn her family that two gangsters (Pete Davidson and Bill Murray) from their past are out to get them. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2025 Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users The Game Awards 2024 Live Winners List, And Game Of The Year The stronger man Nivola speaks of is Nikolai Kravinoff (Russell Crowe), a Russian mobster and rival of Aleksei. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mobster 

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Feb. 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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