mobster

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mobster

/ˈmɒb.stə/ UK
/ˈmɑb.stɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒbstə(ɹ)

noun mobsters

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.
Similar: gangster, Mafioso, mafioso, wiseguy, wise guy

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noun member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso

Deutsch	Gangster
Italiano	gangster, mafioso
Русский	га́нгстер gángster, мафио́зи mafiózi, брато́к bratók

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@misc{mobster_2026,
  title = {mobster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mobster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}