Dictionary

mobster en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɑb.stɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈmɒb.stə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English mob Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English mobster From mob + -ster.

Meanings

1. A member of a mob or Mafia.
   • 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:
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

mobstress · mobsterism

Synonyms

Mafioso · gangster · wiseguy · wise guy · mafioso

Translations (17)

bg га́нгстер (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · fi mafioso (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · ru га́нгстер (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · bg мафиот (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · fi gangsteri (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · sk mafián (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · bg мутра (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · mk га́нгстер (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · pl mafioso (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · pl gangster (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · ru брато́к (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · mk мафија́ш (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · it mafioso (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · ru мафио́зи (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · ga drongadóir (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · it gangster (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso) · de Gangster (member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso)