mobster
/ˈmɒbstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɑːbstər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmäb-stər/ (ame, mw)
mobster — 名詞
- mobstersingular
- mobstersplural
1. a criminal, usually a man, who belongs to a mafia-style gang and makes money fro
黑幫分子
從事組織犯罪的幫派成員
a criminal, usually a man, who belongs to a mafia-style gang and makes money from illegal activities, often using threats or violence
Asher saw two mobsters collecting cash from the club owner.
Asher 看見兩名黑幫分子向俱樂部老闆收錢。
mobster + collect cash from a business
The movie shows a mobster ordering men to guard the back door.
那部電影描寫一名黑幫分子命令手下守住後門。
mobster + order men to do something
Elise said her uncle once drove cars for a local mobster.
Elise 說她叔叔以前曾替一名地方黑幫分子開車。
Police arrested the mobster after he threatened a waiter outside the restaurant.
警方在那名黑幫分子於餐廳外威脅服務生後逮捕了他。
The young mobster tried to scare shop owners into paying him.
那名年輕黑幫分子試圖恐嚇店主交錢給他。
- gangster
the closest everyday synonym; can be slightly broader and less tied to Mafia-style groups
- mafioso
more specific to the Italian Mafia or a similar organization
- racketeer
emphasizes making money through organized illegal business
- criminal
much broader; does not imply gang membership or organized crime
用法筆記
Usually used for members of mafia-style groups involved in illegal business, protection money, or violent control. It is more specific than criminal or gangster because it suggests organized group activity rather than a single crime.