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mob·ster

 (mŏb′stər)
n.
A member of a criminal gang or crime syndicate.
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mobster

(ˈmɒbstə)
n
a US slang word for gangster
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mob•ster

(ˈmɒb stər)

n.
a member of a criminal mob.
[1915–20]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mobster - a criminal who is a member of gangmobster - a criminal who is a member of gang  
gangster
gang, mob, pack, ring - an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
apache - a Parisian gangster
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
yakuza - a Japanese gangster
yardie - member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence; "A much publicized raid on a yardie stronghold had first been simulated at Riot City"
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Translations

mobster

[ˈmɒbstəʳ] N (US) → gángster m, pandillero m
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mobster

n (esp US) → Gangster(in) m(f), → Bandit(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mobster

[ˈmɒbstəʳ] n (Am) → gangster m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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