Thesaurus results for MOBSTER

mobster

noun

ˈmäb-stər

Definition of mobster

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 Fortunately, Dusse lightens the lawyer’s spiral into his mobster client’s dark underworld with wry humor and pointed skewering of both the wellness industry and the criminal legal profession. — The Know, Denver Post, 5 July 2026 Famous former inmates include mobster Whitey Bulger and, rather surprisingly, Henry David Thoreau. — Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 2 July 2026 In Breaking Bear, a family of furry forest dwellers use everything in their power — including high explosives and drug money — to fight the frackers, mobsters, and a monstrous wolf pack threatening to destroy their home. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 25 June 2026 One of the trailers has some shots of Vanessa Williams posing as a dead body, much like the mobster and his wife at the start of the movie. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobster

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Noun

Tae-ha’s mom left him after Sang-gil, who was also a boxer prior to becoming a thug, cheated in a match.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Shortly after his big win, he’s attacked by two thugs in a parking garage.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026

Definition of thug

Noun

Karp was also involved in the sale last week of a $21 million lot on Palm Island where a mansion owned by gangster Al Capone once stood.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
The bodies start piling up – and business booms – but the growing enterprise puts the trio in the crosshairs of the powerful gangsters and underworld figures in the lawless border town of Saribgunj.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of gangster

Noun

Spencer says filmmaker Douglas wanted to very much focus mostly on the women rather than talking about the criminals.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
Depending on the plan, monitoring may cover credit activity, financial accounts, investment and retirement accounts, phone takeovers, SIM swaps, utility accounts and other areas where criminals may try to use your identity.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminal

Noun

Later, an assassin posing as River arrives at the home of David Cartwright (River’s grandfather) to kill him but is shot by David instead.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Clive Owen and other assassins pursue them through the streets of Europe.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of assassin

Noun

In the national consciousness, Blackpool has become a morbid caricature of working-class Britain—a place where binge drinking, violence, and vomit are in view of teacup rides, kids on the beach, and plastic pirates.

— George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
For their day off, the crew is treated to a ride on a pirate ship and a day at a beach club.

— Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of pirate

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