1. a member of an organized crime family; a mobster or gangster
Usage: informal; slang; often used in reference to Italian-American organized crime

Examples

• The movie follows the rise and fall of a young goodfella in New York.
• He claimed to have connections with local goodfellas, but nobody believed him.
• The documentary interviewed former goodfellas about their life in organized crime.
• In the 1980s, that neighborhood was controlled by goodfellas from the old families.