underboss
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈʌndərˌbɔs/
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subjefe
- ... put Artie Piscano, the underboss of KC, in charge of making sure nobody skimmed the skim.
- underboss of the Gambino
- Sammy "The Bull" underboss
- underboss in New York
Albert Anastasia was the underboss of the Mangino Mangano family back in the day.
- Albert Anastasia was the underboss of the Mangino Mangano family back in the day.
- The guys who are made, it's not even the captain no more, let alone because they or the underboss.
Examples
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Tony recognized that his underboss would need to take charge in his absence to maintain order.
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Carlo Mangano, the burly underboss of the Vitti family, jumps in.
Fiction book (1999) -
As an underboss, Neil was more of a boss than Paul ever was.
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... in comes Piscano, the Kansas City underboss.
Fiction book (1995) -
These guys are all syndicate bosses and underbosses.
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Albert Anastasia was the underboss of the Mangino Mangano family back in the day.
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Our evidence will show that Carlo Mascarpone was the underboss of the New Jersey faction of the Lucchese crime family.
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He is greeted by Artie Piscano, a gray-haired sixty-year-old underboss.
Fiction book (1995) -
As the underboss of the organization, Sammy had significant influence over all major decisions.
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The role of the underboss is critical for maintaining the operations of the crime family.
Synonyms
5
7.0
A person just below the leader in a military or similar group
1
7.2
A person who is second in charge and helps the main leader
A deputy leader who helps guide and support people in a group
Antonyms
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Underboss is made of two simple parts: under meaning 'below' and boss meaning 'leader'. So an underboss is literally the person 'below' the boss, the second-in-command who helps run the group.