gang boss
Underworld crew head
A gang boss is the supervisor of a work crew, especially in manual labor like railroad construction, logging, or factory work.
The term is neutral and technical—gang here means simply a group working together, not a criminal organization.
The gang boss assigned each man to a section of track.
- ringleaderChief organizer of wrongdoing
- mobsterOrganized crime member
- crime familyCriminal organization by kinship
- foremanWorker who directs others
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
capo · crew · organized crime · racket · protection racket · turf · hired muscle · underboss · made man · thug · crime · syndicate · muscle · lieutenant · outfit · hustle · intimidation · loyalty
- overseersoverseer, supervisor, superintendent, monitor, foreman
- supervisorssupervisor, foreman, overseer, superintendent, line supervisor
- port workerslongshoreman, stevedore, docker, dockworker, dock worker
- ship crewsailor, seaman, crewman, deckhand, first mate
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- organized crimemafia, mob, the mob, syndicate, crime syndicate
lawfulness/social role
gang bosspolice chief
Law enforcement leader
police commissioner · district attorney · FBI director · sheriff · crime fighter
gang, boss, gangs, ganged, ganging, gangster, gangsters, gangland, bosses