Standard Lemma guide

mobster

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɒb.stə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈmɑb.stɚ/
  • rhymes with -ɒbstə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 B S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A member of a mob or Mafia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a criminal who is a member of gang

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gangster

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor

Narrower terms: apache, yakuza, yardie, Capone, Al Capone, Alphonse Capone, Scarface

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English mob Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English mobster From mob + -ster.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мутра (mutra) — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Bulgarian: га́нгстер (gángster) — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Bulgarian: мафиот (mafiot) — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Finnish: gangsteri — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Finnish: mafioso — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • German: Gangster — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Irish: drongadóir — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Italian: gangster — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Italian: mafioso — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Macedonian: мафија́ш (mafijáš) — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Macedonian: га́нгстер (gángster) — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Polish: gangster — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Polish: mafioso — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Russian: га́нгстер (gángster) — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Russian: мафио́зи (mafiózi) — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Russian: брато́к (bratók) — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso
  • Slovak: mafián — member of a criminal gang — see also Mafioso