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mobster
[mob-ster] 
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mobster
[mob-ster]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gangster |
| Synonyms: | Mafioso, criminal, crook, godfather, goon, gunman/ woman, hit man/woman, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, member of the family, outlaw, racketeer, soldier*, thug, wiseguy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | criminal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who breaks the law |
| Synonyms: | bad actor, black marketeer, blackmailer, con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, desperado, deuce, evildoer, ex-con, felon, fugitive, gangster, guerilla, heavy*, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, hustler, inside person, jailbird, lawbreaker, malefactor, mobster, mug, muscle*, offender, outlaw, racketeer, repeater, scofflaw, sinner, slippery eel, thug*, transgressor, trespasser, wrongdoer, yardbird |
| Antonyms: | law, police |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gangster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person involved in illegal activities |
| Synonyms: | Mafioso, bandit, bruiser, criminal, crook, dealer, desperado, goon, hit person, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, member of the family, mobster, pusher, racketeer, robber, ruffian, soldier*, thug, tough |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hood/hoodlum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gangster |
| Synonyms: | criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, hooligan, mobster, punk, rioter, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | hooligan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, hood, mobster, punk, rioter, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | lawbreaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal |
| Synonyms: | black marketeer, blackmailer, con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, felon, fugitive, gangster, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, jailbird, malefactor, mobster, offender, outlaw, racketeer, scofflaw |
| Main Entry: | outlaw |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is running from the law |
| Synonyms: | bandit, brigand, con, criminal, crook, desperado, drifter, ex-con, fugitive, gangster, gunslinger, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, jailbird, marauder, mobster, mug, outcast, pariah, racketeer, robber, wrong number |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | punk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | bully, criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, hood, hooligan, mobster, rioter, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | ruffian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | brute, bully, criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, hood, hooligan, mobster, punk, rioter, rowdy, thug, tough guy, troublemaker |
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