"underboss" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: underbosses [plural]
Etymology: under- + boss, calque of the Italian sotto capo Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|boss}} under- + boss, {{uder|en|it|sotto}} Italian sotto Head templates: {{en-noun}} underboss (plural underbosses)
  1. An assistant to the boss of a crime family

Inflected forms

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