English > gangster: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | A criminal who is a member of gang. |
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Synonym | mobster |
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Instances | Capone, Al Capone, Alphonse Capone, Scarface | United States gangster who terrorized / terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947) |
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Member of | gang, pack, ring, mob | An association of criminals |
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Narrower | apache | A Parisian gangster |
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yakuza | A Japanese gangster |
yardie | Member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence |
Broader | criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
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Spanish | gangster, gángster, gánster, mafioso, pandillero, pistolero |
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Catalan | gàngster, pistoler |
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Nouns | gang | an association of criminals |
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