mobster

From mob + -ster.

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

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

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.

• gangster
• Mafioso, mafioso
• wiseguy, wise guy

• mobsterism
• mobstress

• bestorm