as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up
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Recent Examples of mobster
His powerful onscreen presence as the no-nonsense mobster earned him a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 1992.
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EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The sequined pumps were bought by Michael Shaw in 1970 before they were taken by former mobster Terry Jon Martin while on loan to the museum.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
However the theft itself went unsolved until May 2023, when former mobster Terry Jon Martin — who was 76 at the time — was indicted.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
The drama, which landed at FX in a competitive situation, will chronicle the life of the former mobster Gravano who held a top position in the Gambino crime family and later testified against crime family’s boss John Gotti.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The sequined pumps were bought by Michael Shaw in 1970 before they were taken by former mobster Terry Jon Martin while on loan to the museum.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
However the theft itself went unsolved until May 2023, when former mobster Terry Jon Martin — who was 76 at the time — was indicted.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
The drama, which landed at FX in a competitive situation, will chronicle the life of the former mobster Gravano who held a top position in the Gambino crime family and later testified against crime family’s boss John Gotti.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobster
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The proximate cause of the war crimes chronicled in Han’s novels is South Korea’s succession of authoritarian governments, their soldiers and police; on Jeju Island, these were joined by gangs of right-wing thugs.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Yes, that is Canet playing the paragliding avenger, Franck, who’s trying to free his abducted pregnant wife, Léo (Stéphane Caillard), from a blackmailing thug.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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His family told the local press that the man responsible for his death was a gangster from a rival group who had been living in exile in South Africa.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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The group’s chairman is John Chan, a former Chinatown gangster convicted of human trafficking and drug smuggling charges in the mid-2000s who has since become influential in New York politics.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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It’s widely expected that the administration will first seek to deport criminals who are in this country illegally.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Jan. 2025
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Dave Chappelle not only touched on the L.A. County wildfires during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live but also spoofed the evacuations by pretending to be a criminal with a whole lot to hide.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
19 Jan. 2025
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Also tossed in are picturesque but gratuitous use of famous tourist landmarks as background, near-superheroic training montages, credible intimate character dynamics, a ruthless villain (Johan Heldenbergh as Vanaken) and action that in the home stretch goes absurdly over-the-top.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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And though Young and (especially) the perpetrators of the massacre are clearly the villains of the piece, their past history at least partly explains their choices.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2025
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The actor and martial arts master plays Caine, a blind assassin who uses advanced hearing to beat-up bad guys in creative and brutal ways, as well as - what else? - a cane.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Having said that, Shinobi already means assassin so the name is a bit redundant.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Several warring factions exist within the Zone, as well as lone bandits and stalkers.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2024
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Nationwide, charging executives say the issue is more pronounced in urban centers, with particularly consistent problems in Las Vegas, Seattle, and Oakland, California. RELATED: Magid: EV shoppers finally have plenty of choices Many of these cord bandits are on the hunt for copper.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2024
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In the finale, the kids are able to contact the New Republic to warn them about the pirates, and permanently drop the barrier around the planet, revealing the existence of At Attin for the first time to the rest of the galaxy.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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The port quickly became successful, attracting pirates, including the infamous Blackbeard, who used the island’s geography to launch surprise attacks on passing ships.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Mobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobster. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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