mobster

English

Etymology

From mob +‎ -ster.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒb.stə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑb.stɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɒbstə(ɹ)

Noun

mobster (plural mobsters)

1. A member of a mob or Mafia.
   • 1988, New York Magazine, volume 21, number 16, page 66:

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

   • 2014, Paul A. Tenkotte, James C. Claypool, The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky, page 385:

     Most of the carpet joints were run by the mobsters and local henchmen associated with the Mayfield Road Gang, but Peter Schmidt's Playtorium and Glenn Rendezvous were also included.

Synonyms

• gangster
• Mafioso, mafioso
• wiseguy, wise guy

Derived terms

• mobsterism
• mobstress

Translations

member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso

• Bulgarian: га́нгстер (bg) m (gángster), мафиот m (mafiot)
• Finnish: gangsteri (fi), mafioso (fi)
• German: Gangster (de) m
• Irish: drongadóir m
• Italian: gangster (it) m, mafioso (it) m
• Macedonian: мафија́ш m (mafijáš), га́нгстер m (gángster)
• Polish: gangster (pl) m, mafioso (pl) m
• Russian: га́нгстер (ru) m (gángster), мафио́зи (ru) m or f (mafiózi), брато́к (ru) m (bratók) (colloquial)
• Slovak: mafián m

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