mob boss
Underworld organization leader
A mob boss is the leader of an organized crime syndicate, particularly the Italian-American Mafia.
The boss controls criminal operations—gambling, extortion, drug trafficking—and commands loyalty from subordinates.
The mob boss ordered the hit from his social club.
The term extends loosely to any powerful figure in organized crime, regardless of ethnic affiliation.
- godfatherMale baptismal guardian
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
- consigliereMafia boss's trusted counselor
- extortionObtaining through threats
- racketeeringConducting illegal business schemes
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- Outlawsoutlaw, bandit, desperado, highwayman, robber
- thriller tropesplot twist, red herring, cliffhanger, whodunit, femme fatale
- charactersprotagonist, antagonist, hero, character, characters
- Mafiamafia, Cosa Nostra, Sicilian Mafia, Five Families, Colombo
- organized crimemafia, syndicate, crime syndicate, crime syndicates, syndicates
- ringleadersringleader, ring leader, mastermind, kingpin, mafia don
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Basic infantry combatant
petty criminal · errand boy · henchman · grunt · bagman
mob bosspolice chief
Law enforcement leader
FBI director · district attorney · Eliot Ness · prosecutor · federal agent
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Donor to charitable causes
humanitarian · saint · Mother Teresa · community leader · public servant
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