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    GANGSTER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A criminal who is a member of gangplay

    Synonyms:

    gangster; mobster

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    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)

    Credits


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