From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmafiosomaf‧i‧o‧so /ˌmæfiˈəʊsəʊ $ ˌmɑːfiˈoʊsoʊ, ˌmæ-/ noun (plural mafiosi /-si/) [countable] SCCa member of the Mafia
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mafioso• Pulling over, Henry throws open the trunk to reveal the blood-spattered body of a rival mafioso.• This man was not like Rahmi or Pepe; he was neither a hotheaded idealist nor a swinish mafioso.Origin mafioso (1800-1900) Italian mafia; → MAFIA 