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caporegime
[ kah-poh-ruh-zheem, kap-o- ]
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Origin of caporegime1
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Example Sentences
He became a caporegime, or captain, involved in various dealings including a massive gasoline bootlegging scheme, and was briefly portrayed in 1990 mob movie "Goodfellas".
From Reuters
After a long day, you start to feel like a mafia caporegime on collection day, only in this case you can’t kick the doors off some midtown accountant’s office and hold someone’s hand over a stovetop.
From Time
An underboss is on the lam, and a 450-lb. caporegime who survived 12 bullet wounds in a rubout attempt last summer has become a government witness.
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