mobster

[ mob-ster ]
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noun
  1. a member of a criminal mob.

Origin of mobster

1
1915–20, Americanism;mob1 (in the sense “a member of a criminal gang”)+ -ster

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British Dictionary definitions for mobster

mobster

/ (ˈmɒbstə) /


noun
  1. a US slang word for gangster

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