Meaning of overboss | Babel Free

Definitions

A boss of underbosses in a criminal organization.

Examples

“But Buscetta neglected to inform his overboss about his extracurricular activity in crime.”

“Five years later Trillot had proven his worth to a local Tenloss syndicate, and two years after that he resigned from Cestus Cybernetics to work directly for the overboss himself.”

“His overboss was constantly on his back checking, making sure the money was coming in. Costa owed his overboss €50,000, the price for protection and safe transit to the UK.”

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