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mobsterism

mobsterism noun: the practices of a mobster; organized crime.

Noun

mobsterism (uncountable)

  1. The practices of a mobster; organized crime.
    • Drug dealing, gun running, money laundering, prostitution, heists, artifact theft, and bribery are all forms of mobsterism.

Origin of mobsterism

From mobster + -ism.

Questions about mobsterism

What does mobsterism mean?
Mobsterism means the practices of a mobster; organized crime.
What part of speech is mobsterism?
Mobsterism is a noun.

Words near mobsterism in the dictionary

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

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