n.
Pronunciation: ' mäb
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin mobile vulgus vacillating crowd
Date: 1688
1 : a large or disorderly crowd especially : one bent on riotous or destructive action
2 : the lower classes of a community : MASSES , RABBLE
3 chiefly Australian : a flock, drove, or herd of animals
4 : a criminal set : GANG especially often capitalized : MAFIA 1
5 chiefly British : a group of people : CROWD
synonyms see CROWD
– mob · bish \ ' mä-bish \ adjective