Definition
A member of a criminal gang or organized crime group who uses violence and illegal activities for money and power.
Etymology
From 'mob' (a disorderly crowd) plus '-ster' (a person associated with something), coined in American English in the early 1900s.
Kelly Says
The term 'mobster' became popular in American English during Prohibition (1920-1933) when gangsters like Al Capone controlled illegal alcohol sales and made millions—creating the organized crime structure we still talk about today.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ম্যাফিয়া
ma-f-ia
CACatalà
mafioso
ma-fio-so
CSČeština
boss mafie
boss ma-fie
DADansk
maffiaboss
ma-fi-a-boss
DEDeutsch
Gangster
gan-ster
ELΕλληνικά
μαφιόζος
ma-fi-o-zos
ESEspañol
mafioso
ma-fio-so
FRFrançais
gangster
gan-st-er
IDBahasa Indonesia
mafia
ma-fi-a
ITItaliano
boss mafioso
boss ma-fio-so
MSBahasa Melayu
mafia
ma-fi-a
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျပန် တရုတ်
ge-jan ta-ruk
NLNederlands
maffiabaas
ma-fi-ba-as
NONorsk
maffiaboss
ma-fi-a-boss
PLPolski
boss mafioso
boss ma-fi-o-so
PTPortuguês
gângster
gan-g-ster
RORomână
boss mafiot
boss ma-fio-t
RUРусский
мафиозо
ma-fi-o-zo
SVSvenska
maffia
ma-f-fia
SWKiswahili
mafia
ma-fi-a
UKУкраїнська
мафіозо
ma-fi-o-zo
VITiếng Việt
bọn xã hội đen
bon xa-hoi den
ZUZU
umuntu omubi
u-mu-n-tu o-mu-bi