Meanings
plural 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.
1988, New York Magazine, volume 21, number 16, page 661 more example
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.
2014, Paul A. Tenkotte, James C. Claypool, The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky, page 385
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian мутра, га́нгстер
- мутра (mutra)member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
- га́нгстер (gángster)member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
- мафиот (mafiot)member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
Finnish gangsteri, mafioso
- gangsterimember of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
- mafiosomember of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
German Gangster
- Gangstermember of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
Irish drongadóir
- drongadóirmember of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
Italian gangster, mafioso
- gangstermember of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
- mafiosomember of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
Polish gangster, mafioso
- gangstermember of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
- mafiosomember of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
Russian га́нгстер, мафио́зи
- га́нгстер (gángster)member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
- мафио́зи (mafiózi)member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
- брато́к (bratók)member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
Slovak mafián
- mafiánmember of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
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Cite this entry
mobster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobster
“mobster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobster. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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