mobster
nounUK /ˈmɒb.stə/ · US /ˈmɑb.stɚ/
Etymology From mob + -ster.
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.1988, New York Magazine, volume 21, number 16, page 66:
- 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:
- Derived terms
- mobsterism, mobstress