mobster
/ˈmɒbstə(r)/noun
उच्चारण मॉब्स्टर
गैंगस्टर, अपराधी गिरोह का सदस्य
Core word
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a member of a group of violent criminals
गैंगस्टर, अपराधी गिरोह का सदस्य
- The film is about a mobster in 1970s Mumbai.
- Two mobsters were arrested at the airport.
- The mobster ran a gang that controlled the docks.
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- Police tracked down the mobster's hideout.
- He played a ruthless mobster in the crime drama.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mobster (countable noun)
A mobster is a member of an organised criminal gang. It is a countable noun, so it takes a or the, and has a plural mobsters.
'Mobster' संगठित अपराधी गिरोह का सदस्य है। यह countable noun है, इसलिए a या the लगता है और बहुवचन 'mobsters' होता है।
- The film is about a famous mobster in Mumbai.
- Two mobsters were arrested at the airport.
mobster + noun
Mobster is often used before another noun to describe the crime world: mobster movie, mobster boss.
अपराध-जगत का वर्णन करने के लिए 'mobster' प्रायः दूसरी संज्ञा से पहले आता है।
- He loves watching mobster films on weekends.
- The mobster boss controlled the docks.
informal / journalistic register
Mobster is used in newspapers and films. In formal reports, writers prefer gangster or criminal.
'Mobster' समाचार-पत्रों और फ़िल्मों में प्रयुक्त होता है; औपचारिक रिपोर्टों में gangster या criminal अधिक पसंद किए जाते हैं।
- The newspaper called him a mobster.
- The report described the accused as a criminal.
mobster + ties / connections
People can have mobster ties, meaning links with organised crime.
लोगों के 'mobster ties' हो सकते हैं, अर्थात् संगठित अपराध से संबंध।
- The contractor was found to have mobster ties.
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adjective + mobster
notoriousfearedpowerfullocalruthlessreformed
- The notorious mobster ruled the underworld for twenty years.
verb + mobster
arresthuntfearpay offplay atrace
- The police finally managed to arrest the mobster.
mobster + noun
bossfilmmoviegangkilling
- A mobster film must have a clever police officer too.
mobster + preposition
mobster inmobster frommobster withmobster behind
- He was the mobster behind the smuggling racket.
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- The novel tells how a poor boy became a feared mobster.
उपन्यास बताता है कि एक गरीब लड़का कैसे एक खूँखार माफ़िया बन गया।
- A mobster threatened the shopkeepers for protection money.
एक माफ़िया ने दुकानदारों को सुरक्षा के नाम पर पैसे के लिए धमकाया।
- Radhika's father does not allow mobster films at home.
राधिका के पिता घर पर माफ़िया फ़िल्में देखने नहीं देते।
- The mobster was sentenced to life imprisonment.
उस माफ़िया को आजीवन कारावास की सज़ा सुनाई गई।
- Old mobsters of the city have either died or moved abroad.
शहर के पुराने माफ़िया या तो मर चुके हैं या विदेश चले गए हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The mobster were caught by the police.
✓ The mobster was caught by the police.
A singular subject needs a singular verb.
Singular subject के साथ singular verb आती है।
✗ He is mobster of the city.
✓ He is a mobster in the city.
A singular countable noun needs an article, and the preposition for a city is in.
Singular countable noun से पहले article चाहिए, और शहर के साथ preposition 'in' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Mobster, gangster and bandit are all criminals, but they belong to different kinds of crime.
Mobster, gangster और bandit तीनों अपराधी हैं, पर तीनों अलग प्रकार के अपराध से जुड़े हैं।
A member of an organised crime group, especially one with large business interests.
संगठित अपराध-समूह का सदस्य, विशेषकर जिसके बड़े व्यावसायिक हित हों।
- The mobster owned several illegal casinos.
A member of a street gang, often violent.
सड़कों पर सक्रिय गिरोह का सदस्य, प्रायः हिंसक।
- The gangsters fought on the street.
A robber, usually operating in remote areas and often in a group.
लुटेरा, जो प्रायः दूर-दराज़ इलाकों में और समूह में काम करता है।
- Bandits attacked the bus on the highway.