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Meaning of "underboss" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERBOSS

underboss  [ˈʌndəˌbɒs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERBOSS

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conjunction
determiner
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Underboss is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDERBOSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Underboss

Underboss is a position within the leadership structure of Sicilian and American Mafia crime families. The underboss is second in command to the boss. The underboss is sometimes a family member, such as a son, who will take over the family if the boss is sick, killed, or imprisoned. The power of an underboss greatly varies; some are marginal figures, while others are the most powerful individuals in the family. Traditionally they run day-to-day affairs of the family. In some crime families, the appointment is for life. If a new boss takes over a family with an existing underboss, that boss may marginalize or even murder him. On the other hand, if a boss receives a prison term, the underboss may become acting boss. As bosses often serve large periods of time in prison, an acting boss will often become the effective boss. Even with the boss free, sometimes the underboss will gain enough power to become the effective head of the organization, and the boss will become a figurehead. An underboss likely has incriminating information about the boss, and so bosses often appoint people close to them to the underboss position for protection.

Definition of underboss in the English dictionary

The definition of underboss in the dictionary is a person who is second in command within a system of organized crime.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERBOSS


antiboss
ˌæntɪˈbɒs
boss
bɒs
deboss
dɪˈbɒs
emboss
ɪmˈbɒs
fynbos
ˈfeɪnbɒs
kottabos
ˈkɒtəˌbɒs
Lesbos
ˈlɛzbɒs
mebos
ˈmeɪbɒs
ovibos
ˈəʊvɪˌbɒs
Phobos
ˈfəʊbɒs
rooibos
ˈrɔɪˌbɒs
Villa-Lobos
ˈviːlɑːˈləʊbɒs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERBOSS

underbearer
underbellies
underbelly
underbid
underbidden
underbidder
underbite
underblanket
underbodies
underbody
underbough
underbought
underbreath
underbred
underbreeding
underbridge
underbrim
underbrush
underbuild
underbuilder

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERBOSS

across
come across
cross
fire boss
gloss
gross
hoss
loss
mob boss
moss
motocross
on the cross
pannikin boss
pross
Ross
straw boss
the Cross
toss
weight loss
Yakuza boss

Synonyms and antonyms of underboss in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «underboss» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERBOSS

Find out the translation of underboss to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underboss from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underboss» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

二当家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

underboss
570 millions of speakers

English

underboss
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

underboss
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

underboss
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Underboss
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subchefe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিতীয় কর্তাব্যক্তি বা আন্ডারবস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

underboss
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Underboss
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterboss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

副首領
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부두목
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underboss
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

underboss
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

underboss
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडकोष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

underboss
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Underboss
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zastępcą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Underboss
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adjunctul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

underboss
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

underboss
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underboss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underboss

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERBOSS»

The term «underboss» is regularly used and occupies the 64.786 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERBOSS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underboss

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERBOSS»

Discover the use of underboss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underboss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia
In telling Gravano's story, Peter Maas brings us as never before into the innermost sanctums of the Cosa Nostra as if we were there ourselves--a secret underworld of power, lust, greed, betrayal, and deception, with the specter of violent ...
Peter Maas, 1999
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The Underboss: The Rise and Fall of a Mafia Family
Now in an updated and revised edition, the definitive book on the Boston Mafia, by the authors of the bestselling, Edgar Award-winning true crime thriller "Black Mass"
Dick Lehr, Gerard O'Neill, 2008
3
The Underboss
But as you will see Pat is a sadist who takes great pleasure out of hurting people and even killing them. In this novel Pat's main goal is to get control of the gambling boat, The Gemstone.
Otto A Levy, 2004
4
Not Your Everyday Stories: Part One
Underboss Tony first had to train me on a few things and give me the basics of the mafia life style. “Let me ask you something, Snikey. Have you handled a gun before?”. Having that question asked to me, I just stood there with a blank look on  ...
Christopher Thompson
5
Daredevil: Underboss
Matt Murdock, a blind attorney by day, and a superhero with superior sensory abilities by night, tries to find the connection between the murder of a kingpin of crime and the contract on his own life.
Matt Hollingsworth, Wes Abbott, 2002
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Underboss
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Capo Bastone or "Sotto Capo," known as the "Underboss" is second in command to the Capo Crimini.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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Mafia Prince: Inside America's Most Violent Mafia Family and ...
CONTAINS A NEW EPILOGUE Mafia Prince is the first person account of one of the most brutal eras in Mafia history—“Little Nicky” Scarfo’s reign as boss of the Philadelphia family in the 1980s—written by Scarfo’s underboss and ...
Philip Leonetti, 2012
8
The Underboss: A Dramatic Inside Look at the Rise and Fall ...
Now, for the first time, comes the riveting story of Boston's most savage Mafia family--much of it in their own words.
Gerard O'Neill, 1989
9
Hollywood Gamers: Digital Convergence in the Film and Video ...
If the player chooses the latter option, the action earns more respect for Aldo ( after all, he is exacting revenge for the family). Aldo then goes to the Tunnel Club and shoots his way through the club until he comes upon the Tattaglia underboss .
Robert Alan Brookey, 2010
10
Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business - Shocking Declassified ...
Little Nicky's nephew and underboss, the tall and handsome Phil Leonetti, got 45 years in the same trial. But by 1989, a lot had changed; night had descended on the Commission.The majority of“the big boys” on the “Commission from ...
Joe Pistone, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERBOSS»

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Ex-Gambino underboss dies months after getting out of prison
Ex-Gambino underboss Anthony “The Genius” Megale, a Connecticut gangster who allegedly ran the show for jailed boss Peter Gotti in the early 2000s, died ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
Former Gambino family boss dies in Stamford
STAMFORD — City resident Anthony “The Genius” Megale, who rose to be the underboss of the Gambino crime family during the reign of John Gotti, died at ... «Norwalk Advocate, Jul 15»
3
Former home of Detroit mob underboss Anthoni Zerilli up for auction …
It has a tunnel that runs across the street to another mansion, apparently for the alleged under boss to be able to get to the big boss. The garage is bomb proof. «WXYZ, Jun 15»
4
City to pay $5M to mother of Nicholas Guido, Mafia Cops' innocent …
The traitorous Eppolito and Caracappa had passed the name “Nicholas Guido” to then-Luchese underboss Anthony (Gaspipe) Casso who was seeking ... «New York Daily News, Jan 15»
5
Mafia Sweep Nets Reputed Gambino Underboss
The reputed underboss of New York's Gambino crime family was arrested today in Brooklyn. Francesco Palmeri is wanted in Italy for extortion. About 30 FBI ... «ABC News, Dec 14»
6
Mob Underboss' Son Sought Job in Newspaper Union, Prosecutors …
Federal charges unsealed in New York on March 27th allege that five men conspired to fraudulently help the son of a reputed underboss of La Cosa Nostra's ... «McClatchy Washington Bureau, Mar 14»
7
Gennaro Langella death: Notorious Colombo mafia family …
Already in prison for mafia crimes, Langella was convicted as the underboss of ... the Colombos' official underboss – a second-in-command role in the family's ... «The Independent, Dec 13»
8
Mob rat who drove getaway car after Colombo underboss murder …
Russo was sentenced to time served — 35 months — for driving a getaway car in the 1993 murder of underboss Joseph Scopo during the Colombo civil war. «New York Daily News, Oct 13»
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Nicky 'Cigars' Santora tells underboss to quit 'acting like a clown' on …
Aging Bonanno family capo Nicky "Cigars" Santora told his underboss to quit "acting like a clown" in a Godfather-like rebuke that was caught on wiretap, ... «New York Daily News, Aug 13»
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Philly mob underboss gets over 15 years in prison
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The underboss of the Philadelphia mob has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for racketeering, capping a rap sheet that ... «USA TODAY, Jul 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Underboss [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/underboss>. May 2024 ».
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