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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgangster
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gangster
"Il gangster è stato arrestato dalla polizia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A member of an organized crime syndicate or gang.
"Federal agents arrested several high-ranking mobsters in a coordinated dawn raid." - 2
A gangster involved in racketeering, extortion, and illegal trafficking.
"The film depicts the glamorous yet perilous lifestyle of a seasoned mobster."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a blend of 'mob', derived from the Latin 'mobile vulgus' (meaning fickle crowd), and the agent suffix '-ster', which denotes a person associated with a particular activity or group. It emerged in American English during the early 20th century, coinciding with the rise of organized crime syndicates during the Prohibition era.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mobster" is said worldwide
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gangster
Transliteration: gangster
"Le gangster a été condamné à vingt ans de prison."
Gangster
Transliteration: Gangster
"Der Gangster wurde von der Polizei gefasst."
gangster
Transliteration: gangster
"Il gangster è stato arrestato dalla polizia."
gánster
Transliteration: ganster
"El gánster operaba en las sombras de la ciudad."
gângster
Transliteration: gangster
"O gângster foi capturado após uma longa investigação."
अपराधी
Transliteration: apradhi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पुलिस ने उस खतरनाक अपराधी को पकड़ लिया।"
暴徒
Transliteration: bào tú
Script: 中文汉字
"警方成功抓获了这名黑帮分子。"
갱스터
Transliteration: gaengseuteo
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 갱스터는 경찰의 추적을 피해 도망쳤다."
ギャング
Transliteration: gyanggu
Script: 日本語
"そのギャングは長年警察に追われていた。"
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