legbreaker
Debt collection thug
A legbreaker is someone who uses violence or threats to collect debts or enforce compliance, typically for loan sharks or organized crime: The bookie sent his legbreaker when payments stopped.
The term evokes the specific punishment threatened for nonpayment.
More loosely, any intimidating enforcer or heavy.
Contractile body tissue
bruiser · tough · strongarm · collector · debt collector · intimidator · bouncer · bodyguard
Organized crime member
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- mafiosoOrganized crime syndicate member
- wiseguySarcastic quipster or mobster
- made manInitiated organized crime member
loan shark · racketeer · consigliere · crime family · syndicate · outfit · underworld · protection racket
Indication of potential harm
- menaceSource of potential harm
- warningAlert about danger
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- pressureForce upon contact
fear · dread · terror · kneecapping · baseball bat · crowbar · brass knuckles · blackmail
muscle
Contractile body tissue
heavy · bruiser · tough · strongarm · collector · debt collector · intimidator · bouncer · bodyguard · hired muscle
mobster
Organized crime member
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- mafiosoOrganized crime syndicate member
- wiseguySarcastic quipster or mobster
made man · loan shark · racketeer · consigliere · crime family · syndicate · outfit · underworld · protection racket · vig
threat
Indication of potential harm
pressure · fear · dread · terror · kneecapping · baseball bat · crowbar · brass knuckles · blackmail · strongarming
assault
Violent offensive act
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
fracture · maiming · injury · attack · pummeling · thrashing · roughing up · working over · tuning up · harm
- tough guystough guys, tough guy, thug, thugs, enforcer
- hired killersassassin, hitman, sicario, contract killer, hired gun
legbreakernegotiator
One who bargains professionally
mediator · diplomat · peacemaker · arbitrator · conciliator
legbreakerprotector
One who safeguards others
guardian · defender · advocate · social worker · public defender
legbreakerhealer
One who restores health
caregiver · humanitarian · saint · benefactor · Good Samaritan
leg, break, legs, legged, legless, legging, leggings, breaks, breaker