underboss

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ boss, calque of the Italian sotto capo[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

underboss (plural underbosses)

  1. An assistant to the boss of a crime family
    • 1965 January 6, Peter Kihss, “1,500 in 5 Crime 'Families' Identified”, in New York Times‎[2]:
      An alleged "underboss" of the Bonanno family, Carmine Galante, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison […]

References

  1. ^ “An Underworld Glossary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 28 September 1963, retrieved 20 December 2008
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