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How to pronounce gangster in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms mobster
Type of crook, felon, outlaw, malefactor, criminal
Has types yardie, apache, yakuza
Derivation gang

Examples of gangster

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Mann emphasizes how a gangster like Dillinger had to battle two distinct forces.
From the kentucky.com
A New York hoodlum leads the district attorney to a volatile, grinning gangster.
From the post-gazette.com
The film was partially based on the real life of Chicago gangster Dean O'Banion.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Eric Roberts as Sal Maroni, a gangster who has taken over Carmine Falcone's mob.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Carnage ensues when a gangster asks a martial artist to judge a beauty pageant.
From the post-gazette.com
A gangster flees New York and falls in love with a Connecticut farmer's daughter.
From the post-gazette.com
This time the resistance resembled a gangster shoot-out, not a military standoff.
From the time.com
He has appeared in 30 French films, usually as either a pop star or a gangster.
From the independent.co.uk
It is, however, a neat little gangster saga for film buffs college age and older.
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More examples
  • A criminal who is a member of gang
  • A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang, often part of organized crime. Several notorious gangs, including some that are centuries old, are mentioned in the article on gangs.
  • A gangster is a member of a gang (often an organized crime syndicate).
  • Gangster is a novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra, published in 2001, narrating the life of Angelo Vestieri from the early 20th Century until his death, and his rise to power in the New York City underground.
  • (Gangsters(TV series)) Gangsters is a British television series made by the BBC and shown from 1975 to 1978.
  • (The Gangsters) The Gangsters is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle as one of the Keystone Cops.
  • Disciples began blanketing the city of Chicago attempting to register voters from the inner city.
  • Marijuana; person who uses or manufactures methamphetamine