underboss

English

Etymology

under- +‎ boss, calque of the Italian sotto capo[1]

Noun

underboss (plural underbosses)

  1. An assistant to the boss of a crime family
    • 1965 January 6, Peter Kihss, “1,500 in 5 Crime 'Families' Identified”, in New York Times‎:
      An alleged "underboss" of the Bonanno family, Carmine Galante, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison […]

References
  1. “An Underworld Glossary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 1963 September 28, retrieved 2008-12-20
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