mobster

noun mob·ster \ˈmäb-stər\

: someone who is part of a secret organized group of criminals : a member of the Mob

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: a member of a criminal gang

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1917

Synonyms: bully, gangbanger, gangsta, gangster, goon, gorilla, hood, hooligan, hoodlum, mug, plug-ugly, punk, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough, toughie (also toughy), yob [British], yobbo [British]

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