underboss
English
Etymology
under-
+
boss
, calque of the
Italian
sotto
capo
[1]
Noun
underboss
(
plural
underbosses
)
An assistant to the
boss
of a
crime family
1965
, January 6, “Peter Kihss”, in
1,500 in 5 Crime 'Families' Identified
:
An alleged "
underboss
" of the Bonanno family, Carmine Galante, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison
[
…
]
References
“An Underworld Glossary”, in
(Please provide the title of the work)
,
September 28, 1963
, retrieved
2008-12-20
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