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☆ gang·ster (gaŋ′stər)

noun

a member of a gang of criminals

Etymology: see -ster

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gangster Synonyms

gangster

n.

racketeer, mobster, hoodlum, gunman; see criminal.


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gangster Usage Examples

Possessives

  • moll: Atkins, Yvonne Everyone's favorite gangster's moll.

Converse of object

  • kill: Kitty goes to avenge her father and kills the gangster and half his gunmen.

Adjective modifier

  • small-time: Reviewed by: Maurice Reviewed on: 11 Nov 2005 A small-time gangster that wants to be a concert pianist.

Modifies a noun

  • flick: The Long Good Friday is no normal gangster flick.

Noun used with modifier

  • wannabe: The crowd may have had to endure downpours, wannabe gangsters, pantomime rockers and The Rasmus, but Reading still rocked.
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