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
Saddam Hussein’s Army was a top client of the Bulgarian mobsters who produced the drug.
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Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Amidst all the excitement, they’re approached by Téa Leoni, who plays the wife of missing mobster Nicky Caccimelio and asks for their help in finding her husband.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
He’s most commonly associated with his role as OLTL mobster Carlo, which earned him a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 1992.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
Moderator Grae Drake asked Reeves how far he was pushed to play the titular hitman who gets revenge on the Russian mobsters responsible for the death of his dog.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Amidst all the excitement, they’re approached by Téa Leoni, who plays the wife of missing mobster Nicky Caccimelio and asks for their help in finding her husband.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
He’s most commonly associated with his role as OLTL mobster Carlo, which earned him a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 1992.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
Moderator Grae Drake asked Reeves how far he was pushed to play the titular hitman who gets revenge on the Russian mobsters responsible for the death of his dog.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobster
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Several journalists were beaten by police and media workers accused authorities of using thugs to deter people from attending anti-government rallies, which Georgian Dream denies.Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Several young Georgians who still bore the visible marks of beating described being detained at peaceful protests by security forces; one independent election monitor recounted how he had been roughed up to leave a polling station by a crowd of thugs.Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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Some scenes show the world-beating defiance this empire is built on; others, the gleeful package and sale of gangster authenticity in the ensuing years, the wedge which helped Snoop, Dre, and others like them — Jay-Z, VH1-era T.I. — pivot to television and business conglomerates.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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The gangster rap which surrounded me was problematic in a number of ways.Jon Hochschartner, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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Murder on Music Row, an investigative podcast from The Tennessean, focuses on the 1989 murder of country music chart director Kevin Hughes, who tried to operate with integrity in a business full of sharks and criminals.Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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A lot of criminals when confronted with the potential of being bitten by a police canine immediately surrender.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Still, the character is now available to play the hero or the villain in a slasher film — a la Winnie the Pooh — if some enterprising filmmaker wants to take advantage of the fair use.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2025
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Peter Dinklage rolls both hero and villain into his performance as Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf who uses intelligence to overcome prejudice.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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His role is a mere cameo though, as de Armas takes the lead, starring as an assassin in her own right set to avenge the deaths of her family.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Fans of high-octane thrills can kick off the year with Colombiana, starring Zoe Saldaña as a fierce assassin on a mission of vengeance, or the Rush Hour trilogy, where Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan bring laughter and action to the buddy-cop genre.Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
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Police said the bowling bandit cut a large hole in the roof of Lanes Trains and Automobiles in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and rappelled down a rope to get inside.Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Guided by Kudrow’s Penelope, the bandits embarked on epic adventures while evil forces were an obstacle.Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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This small doohickey works with Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery, an exclusive Prime member benefit that protects your packages from porch pirates and increment weather.Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Zoom out: Also beware of virtual porch pirates, as one in five delivery package scam attempts starts via text message or messaging apps like WhatsApp or iMessage.Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Mobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobster. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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