moll
noun
\ ˈmäl
, ˈmȯl\
, ˈmȯl\
Definition of moll
1
: prostitute
2a
: doll sense 2
b
: a gangster's girlfriend
Examples of moll in a Sentence
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On first blush Narcos is straightforward genre fare: tough-talking men, a drug moll or two, and guns and bullets galore. — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, "The Last Kingdom," 21 Nov. 2018 Here, our roster of up-to-the-minute suggestions for how to channel the sensational looks of a 1930s gun moll, as seen through the eyes of Hollywood a half century ago. — Alice Bell, Vogue, "Channel the Sensational ’60s Style of Bonnie and Clyde, 50 Years On," 13 Aug. 2017 Claire Trevor won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as a drunken ex-singer, the moll of Edward G. Robinson's gangster kingpin. — Joy Wallace Dickinson, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Chill out with at-home Florida movie festival," 16 July 2017 Michelle Pfeiffer, meanwhile, is one of cinema’s most compelling molls. — Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, "In The Wizard of Lies, Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer Return to a Life of Crime," 24 May 2017 The second is his twist on that genre: The molls and dicks of Brick were teens, and The Brothers Bloom got a heavy infusion of Italian auteur cinema. — Peter Rubin, WIRED, "Why Looper Is Director Rian Johnson’s Best Film Yet," 27 Sep. 2012 Layer Cake, a 2004 crime drama co-starring Daniel Craig, should have been her breakout role, playing a gangster's moll who uses lingerie as a weapon. — Nico Lang, Esquire, "It's Time Hollywood Started Paying Attention to Sienna Miller," 9 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'moll.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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moll
noun
English Language Learners Definition of moll
chiefly US, old-fashioned + informal
: a girlfriend of a criminal
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