don
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9.6
- noun
- /dɑn/
:
jefe de la mafia
- "If you represent a Mafia don, you can say, 'I take the Fifth.'"
- Mafia don
- became a don
He says a certain lunatic is convinced that all Dons want to murder him.
- He says a certain lunatic is convinced that all Dons want to murder him.
- It's that the mafia Don snatches the crooked cop and disappears him.
- He once he got taken out, then Don Pablo became a bit more and he took charge.
- I mean a waffling mafia member AKA a fruity Don.
Examples
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Jimmy felt that the don and Congressman James... had something up their sleeve.
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When he went with Faranzano, the don made him pay a price... me.
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Well then uh, I'll talk about that with the don when he gets here
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God rest his soul, was the don.
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I gave it to James, who gave it to the don.
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Live my life as a wealthy don?
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The devoted wife of a wealthy don?
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Nothing mattered but that she find the don.
Fiction book (2002) -
The don was leaning well back in his saddle, his lance tucked tightly under one arm, shield raised on the other arm.
Fiction book (2001) -
The don of the local crime family was known for his ruthless tactics.
Synonyms
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8.3
A man who leads a crime family
Compounds
- Literature
A person, often a leader, who avoids blame or punishment despite bad actions
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word don for a crime boss comes from the Italian and Spanish title don, itself from Latin dominus meaning 'lord' or 'master', so a don is the 'boss' or head of a family.