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gangster

/ˈɡæŋ.stəː/ UK
[ˈɡæŋ.stəː] UK
/ˈɡæŋ.stɚ/ US
[ˈɡæŋ.stɚ] ~ [ˈɡæŋ.stɹ̩] US
/ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ.stɚ/ US
[ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ.stɚ] ~ [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ.stɹ̩] US
/ˈɡɛ̃ŋ.stɚ/ US
[ˈɡɛ̃ŋ.stɚ] ~ [ˈɡɛ̃ŋ.stɹ̩] US

noun gangsters · gangsta

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

verb gangsters · gangstering · gangstered · gangsta

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

adjective more gangster · most gangster · gangsta

error unknown tag, slang Characteristic of a gangster; (especially) admirable and audacious. I looked at my team and thought, "Damn, now that was the most gangster move I have ever seen in my life. I think we just strong-armed a government official in Sierra Leone!"
Internet, error unknown tag, slang On friendly terms; cool. We put an end to our beef. We're all gangster now.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mobster, gangsta, syndicate, yakuza, mafia, thug, hoodlum, bandit, banditry, robbery, robber, hooligan, swindler, hooliganism, felon, mob

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noun street gang member

Español	gángster, pandillero, marero, gánster, bandido, alaraco
한국어	깡패 kkangpae, 강도 gangdo, 비적 bijeok, 폭력배 pongnyeokbae
日本語	ギャングスター gyangusutā, 匪徒 hito, 山賊 sanzoku
中文	匪徒 fěitú, 土匪 tǔfěi
Kiswahili	jangili
Português	gângster
Français	gangster, bandit
Deutsch	Gangster, Bandit
Italiano	gangster, mafioso, delinquente, malvivente
Română	bandit
Русский	банди́т bandít, га́нгстер gángster, разбо́йник razbójnik
العربية	سَارِق sāriq, عُضْو فِي عِصَابَة ʕuḍw fī ʕiṣāba, قاطِع الطَّرِيق qāṭiʕ aṭ-ṭarīq, رَجُل الْعِصَابَة rajul al-ʕiṣāba
עברית	גַּנְגְּסְטֶר gangster, פּוֹשֵׁעַ poshéa', עֲבַרְיָן avaryán, בִּרְיוֹן biryón

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@misc{gangster_2026,
  title = {gangster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gangster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}