blackhander

noun

Definition of blackhandernext
as in gangster

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  1. gangster
  2. mobster
  3. mafioso
  4. hoodlum
Noun
  • His family told the local press that the man responsible for his death was a gangster from a rival group who had been living in exile in South Africa.
    Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The group’s chairman is John Chan, a former Chinatown gangster convicted of human trafficking and drug smuggling charges in the mid-2000s who has since become influential in New York politics.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of gangster
Noun
  • In the new Amazon Prime series, Diamantopoulos’ mobster Mike Byrne teams up with Martindale’s maple syrup farmer Ruth Landry and Guillaume Cyr's security guard Remy Bouchard to pull a multi-million dollar heist on Quebec’s maple syrup surplus.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Read Part 2: How an informant nearly brokered a cartel alliance and Part 3: A mobster helped the feds arrest drug dealers.
    Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of mobster
Noun
  • The romantic relationship between Chechen mafioso NoHo Hank and Bolivian crime boss Cristobal.
    Longreads, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz, 52) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of mafioso
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  • However, their dreams are threatened by the hoodlums in the Riverbottom Gang.
    EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • While Muhammad Ali made his professional boxing comeback with a win against Jerry Quarry at Atlanta’s Municipal Auditorium on October 26, 1970, a group of hoodlums robbed the Black Mafia of more than $1 million in cash and jewelry at a nearby after-party.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of hoodlum
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