noun
- plural of underboss: high-ranking members of organized crime families who serve directly under the boss
Usage: criminal organizations
Examples
- The FBI arrested three underbosses from different crime families.
- The underbosses met to discuss territory disputes.
- He worked his way up from soldier to become one of the most feared underbosses.
- The trial revealed how underbosses managed day-to-day operations.
- Two underbosses were convicted of racketeering charges.
- The underbosses reported directly to the family patriarch.