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GANGSTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A criminal who is a member of gang
Synonyms:
gangster; mobster
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gangster" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gangster"):
apache (a Parisian gangster)
yakuza (a Japanese gangster)
yardie (member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence)
Instance hyponyms:
Al Capone; Alphonse Capone; Capone; Scarface (United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947))
Holonyms ("gangster" is a member of...):
gang; mob; pack; ring (an association of criminals)
Derivation:
gang (an association of criminals)
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