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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries歹徒
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dǎitú
"这名歹徒最终落入了法网。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A member of an organized gang of violent criminals.
"The notorious gangster was captured after a lengthy police investigation." - 2
A person involved in racketeering, extortion, or other illegal enterprises.
"Local businesses were forced to pay protection money to the local gangsters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the American English term gang, combining the root noun with the suffix -ster denoting a person associated with a particular activity. Emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during the rise of organized crime syndicates in major urban centers like Chicago and New York, it gained global currency through journalism and cinema.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gangster" is said worldwide
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gangster
Transliteration: ɡɑ̃ɡstɛʁ
"La police a arrêté un dangereux gangster ce matin."
Gangster
Transliteration: ɡɛŋstɐ
"Der Gangster wurde von der Polizei gefasst."
gangster
Transliteration: ɡɛŋstɛr
"Il gangster è stato condannato a vent'anni di carcere."
gánster
Transliteration: ɡanster
"El peligroso gánster operaba en toda la ciudad."
gângster
Transliteration: ɡɐ̃ɡstɛʁ
"A polícia prendeu o chefe do bando de gângsters."
गुंडा
Transliteration: gunda
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पुलिस ने शहर के एक कुख्यात गैंगस्टर को गिरफ्तार किया।"
歹徒
Transliteration: dǎitú
Script: 中文汉字
"这名歹徒最终落入了法网。"
갱스터
Transliteration: gaengseuteo
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 갱스터는 경찰에게 붙잡혔다."
ギャング
Transliteration: gyangu
Script: 日本語
"警察はその危険なギャングを逮捕した。"
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