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Examples of mobster in a Sentence
the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up
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The girls were dressed like cowgirls and white-swan ballerinas and giant cans of Twisted Tea; the boys were dressed as soldiers and mobsters and prisoners in orange jumpsuits.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
Awards 20 years ago at the Emmys: That time two mobsters shook hands on stage
May 29, 2024
Stritch had the audience in stitches, putting on a performance en route to her acceptance speech and on the stage itself.
—Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
His most recent credit is the 2022 crime comedy Killin Smallz, in which a group of mobsters kidnap Guiry, who plays himself.
—EW.com, 17 June 2024
Unbeknownst to the mobsters, FBI agents in a separate location leaned forward in their seats, listening intently as the reels of a tape recorder spun.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Mobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobster. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
mobster
noun
mob·ster
ˈmäb-stər
: a member of a criminal gang
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