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Definition of Gangster
1. Noun. A criminal who is a member of gang.
Group relationships: Gang, Mob, Pack, Ring
Specialized synonyms: Apache, Yakuza, Yardie
Generic synonyms: Criminal, Crook, Felon, Malefactor, Outlaw
Specialized synonyms: Al Capone, Alphonse Capone, Capone, Scarface
Derivative terms: Gang, Mob, Mob
Definition of Gangster
1. Noun. A member of a criminal or street gang. ¹
2. Noun. A member of a professional criminal organization; a racketeer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gangster
1. a member of a criminal gang [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gangster
Literary usage of Gangster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. More Than a Name: State-Sponsored Homophobia and Its Consequences in by Scott Long, A. Widney Brown, Gail Cooper (2003)
"[You] see that is the gangster regime of Blair. ... "British Gay-gangster Tactics
Won't Work," People's Voice, Zimbabwe, November 14-20, 1999. ..."
2. The Great Change by Charles Wesley Wood (1918)
"The gangster is the most loyal type of person, for the gang is built on loyalty.
The gangster will violate his own conscience in order to be true to his ..."
3. More Than a Name: State-Sponsored Homophobia and Its Consequences in by Scott Long, A. Widney Brown, Gail Cooper (2003)
"[You] see that is the gangster regime of Blair. ... "British Gay-gangster Tactics
Won't Work," People's Voice, Zimbabwe, November 14-20, 1999. ..."
4. The Great Change by Charles Wesley Wood (1918)
"The gangster is the most loyal type of person, for the gang is built on loyalty.
The gangster will violate his own conscience in order to be true to his ..."
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