Caporegime

//ˌkɑːpəʊɹəˈdʒiːmeɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A high-ranking member of a crime family in the Mafia who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has significant social status and influence in the organization.

    "And so usually a trusted caporegime would be sent out to rent a secret apartment and fill it with mattresses. That apartment would be used as a sally port into the city when an offensive was mounted."

Synonyms

All synonyms
capocapo

Example

More examples

"And so usually a trusted caporegime would be sent out to rent a secret apartment and fill it with mattresses. That apartment would be used as a sally port into the city when an offensive was mounted."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

More for "caporegime"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.