mafioso — meaning in English

English meaning

• gangster noun A member of an organized criminal gang.
• Mafioso noun A member of the Mafia.
• mobster noun A member of an organized crime gang, especially the Mafia.

Senses

mafioso is used for these senses in English:

• gangster A member of a criminal or street gang.
• mobster A member of a mob or Mafia.

gangster — full definition

1. noun A member of an organized criminal gang.
2. adj Informal: tough, admirable, or impressively bold in a criminal-cool sense.

Related Italian words