button man

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Recent Examples of button man Best button man in the biz. Craig Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2021
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Noun
  • Mel Novak, the great movie villain known for his slick turns as the sniper Stick in Bruce Lee’s Game of Death, the gangster Blue Eyes in Jim Kelly’s Black Belt Jones and the informant Tony Montoya in Chuck Norris’ An Eye for an Eye, has died.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
  • What begins as a deep Southern gangster period piece soon transforms into a harrowing fight for survival and spiritual freedom against a ruthless clan of vampires.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The gang specialized in hijacking cars and guarding bootleg liquor shipments for other hoodlums during the Prohibition era.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
  • True, black leather jackets have become a symbol for hoodlum cycle jockeys, but remember: Good guys wear 'em, too, including policemen.
    Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2024
Noun
  • This is the original one-man version of the real-life, coming-of-age story of a potential New York mobster performed by the person who wrote and lived it, Chazz Palminteri.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Although the family reunion should be reason to celebrate, something is clearly off with the visit, as mobsters Leftie (Murray) and Lonnie (Davidson) track them down.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The romantic relationship between Chechen mafioso NoHo Hank and Bolivian crime boss Cristobal.
    Longreads, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024

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“Button man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button%20man. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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