noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of a mob or Mafia.

   "The proprietor was a "Zip" — a Sicilian-born mobster — who was running a gambling operation that cut into Godfather Gotti's turf."

2. 2
   a criminal who is a member of gang wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

gangstergangsterbad personbanditbetrayerbrigand

Example

More examples

"Sami's biological father is rumored to be a mobster."

Etymology

From mob + -ster.

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