mobster

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mob·ster /ˈmɒbstə $ ˈmɑːbstər/ noun [countable]  especially American EnglishSCC a member of an organized criminal group 犯罪集团成员，匪徒，歹徒 SYN gangster

Examples from the Corpus

mobster• In 1997 Mr Nero's evidence helped to convict 46 mobsters.• He unleashed another murderous war in the 1980s, eliminating more than 800 mobsters until the Corleone clan was dominant.• Their $ 7,000 fees to the immigration mobsters were met by their families' sacrifice and borrowing.• Secret negotiations are under way with jailed mobsters to bring him down.• Hoblit has made more money off crime than most mobsters.• There are a lot of famous actors in it, mostly reprising bits from their previous roles as cops or mobsters.• That would be like putting mobster John Gotti at the head of the Justice Department.

mob·ster nounChineseSyllable  

a member Corpus group criminal of organized an

mobster
mob‧ster /ˈmɒbstə $ ˈmɑːbstər/ noun [countable]
especially American English a member of an organized criminal group
   SYN  gangster

mob·sterBrE /ˈmɒbstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːbstər/ 🔊 nouna member of a group of people who are involved in organized crime 暴徒；犯罪分子；匪徒