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mobster

/ˈmɒb.stə/US/ˈmɑb.stɚ/

mobster noun: a member of a mob or Mafia.

Noun

mobster (plural mobsters)

  1. A member of a mob or Mafia.
    • The proprietor was a "Zip" — a Sicilian-born mobster — who was running a gambling operation that cut into Godfather Gotti's turf.1988, New York Magazine, volume 21, number 16, page 66
    • 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.2014, Paul A. Tenkotte, James C. Claypool, The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky, page 385

mobster meaning in Urdu

mobster in Urdu

بدمعاش, بلوائی, فسادی

Examples of mobster in a sentence

  • A group of mobsters raided an art museum and stole a bunch of paintings.
  • Some movies glorify mobsters by making them seem like the cool kids around the block.
  • The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies.

All 16 example sentences with mobster

Synonyms of mobster

Forms of mobster

pluralmobsters

Plural of mobster: mobsters

Origin of mobster

From mob + -ster.

Words formed from mobster

Words that rhyme with mobster

Questions about mobster

What does mobster mean?
Mobster means a member of a mob or Mafia.
What is mobster in Urdu?
Mobster in Urdu is بدمعاش, بلوائی, فسادی. See Mobster meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is mobster?
Mobster is a noun.
How do you pronounce mobster?
Mobster is pronounced /ˈmɒb.stə/ (UK).
What is the plural of mobster?
The plural of mobster is mobsters.

Words near mobster in the dictionary

  1. mobproof
  2. mobs
  3. mobs up
  4. mobsman
  5. mobsmen
  6. mobster
  7. mobsterism
  8. mobsters
  9. mobstress
  10. mobstresses
  11. Mobtown

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mobster (page history and authors); mobster (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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