Definition of Mobster

1. Noun. A criminal who is a member of gang.

Exact synonyms: Gangster
Group relationships: Gang, Mob, Pack, Ring
Specialized synonyms: Apache, Yakuza, Yardie
Generic synonyms: Criminal, Crook, Felon, Malefactor, Outlaw
Specialized synonyms: Al Capone, Alphonse Capone, Capone, Scarface
Derivative terms: Gang, Mob, Mob

Definition of Mobster

1. Noun. a member of a criminal gang ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mobster

1. a gangster [n -S] - See also: gangster

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mobster

mobloggers
moblogging
moblogs
mobmobile
mobocracies
mobocracy
mobocrat
mobocratic
mobocrats
mobos
mobot
mobots
mobs
mobsman
mobsmen
mobster (current term)
mobsters
moby
moc
moc toe
mocap
moccasin
moccasin flower
moccasined
moccasins
moch
mocha

Literary usage of Mobster

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"DIMINUTIVES appear to be used, in the following passage by Shakespeare, for very email pieces of money : Most mobster-like be she« n, ..."

2. Financial Investigations: A Financial Approach to Detecting and Resolving Crimesby Don Vogel by Don Vogel (1999)
"... Infamous mobster Al Capone wasn't easy to catch. But when 1RS Special Agents, who are trained accountants, stepped in and charged him with tax evasion, ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... can only be given by compressing the meal into a smaller bulk, while increase of hardness can be arrived at by pressing the meal in a mobster condition. ..."

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