mobster

/ˈmɑb.stɚ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

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noun

"The proprietor was a "Zip" — a Sicilian-born mobster — who was running a gambling operation that cut into Godfather Gotti's turf."
"Most of the carpet joints were run by the mobsters and local henchmen associated with the Mayfield Road Gang, but Peter Schmidt's Playtorium and Glenn Rendezvous were also included."

Etymology tree English mob Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English mobster From mob + -ster.

mobsters (plural)

mobsterism mobstress

lobster jobster

Questions

How do you pronounce mobster?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑb.stɚ/.

What does mobster mean?

A member of a mob or Mafia.

Where does mobster come from?

Etymology tree English mob Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English mobster From mob + -ster.

How to pronounce mobster

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