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Recent Examples of button man
Best button man in the biz.
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Craig Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2021
Craig Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for button man
Noun
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The story about a gangster in modern day Chicago is inspired by the repentance story of the fifth-century saint of the same name.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Newspapers reported that Doyle died because of a disagreement with Russian gangsters.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The story, originally conceived by Truffaut, is a thin, desultory affair, about a French hoodlum on the run and his doomed fling with an American expat.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mobsters are accused of pocketing some of the $7 million that was fleeced from unsuspecting victims who were drawn to poker tables in Las Vegas, Miami, Manhattan and Long Island’s seaside playground for the rich and famous.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Notable inmates once held at the jail include Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, civil rights leader Malcolm X and mobster Whitey Bulger, according to records.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The mafioso-style form of Carr’s threat has been widely noted.—
Onkar Ghate,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Instead, De Niro pretended to be the new mafioso FCC chairman who was tearing down free speech on behalf of Trump.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Button man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button%20man. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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