gangster

Meaning

Noun

1. A member of a criminal or street gang.
2. A member of a professional criminal organization (in organized crime): a racketeer.

Verb

To act like a gangster; to commit street crime or run a racket.

Adj

1. (slang) Characteristic of a gangster; (especially) admirable and audacious.
2. (Internet, slang) On friendly terms; cool.

Synonyms

bandit

mobster

hooligan

ruffian

racketeer

hoodlum

rogue

outlaw

criminal

tough

malefactor

layabout

mosstrooper

boo

blonde

bale

block

blighter

bad lot

ashes

culprits

has

delinquent

dew

ding

ditch

evildoer

fir

flower

🌸

funk

bash

charge

burrito

🌯

bar

bad egg

grass

good-for-nothing

bud

grata

greeter

greta

gunman

good for nothing

hay

hemp

herb

🌿

hijacker

homegrown

hooch

Ghana

🇬🇭

Translations

gangster

Gangster

gangster

gánster

gángster

pandillero

gangster

εγκληματίας

gângster

συμμορίτης

gangster

γκάνγκστερ

gàngster

bandit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡæŋ.stə/

Etymology

From gang + -ster. First attested in 1884.