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Synonyms for gangster
ˈgæŋ stərgang·ster

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. gangster, mobsternoun

    a criminal who is a member of gang

    Synonyms:
    mobster

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  1. List of paraphrases for "gangster":

    gangsta, thug, bandit, banger, yakuza, mobster, rapper, hoodlum, racket, crook

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#19988thug
#22161bandit
#23206rapper
#24025gangster
#25335crook
#26322racket
#27098gangsta
#53159banger
#63124yakuza
#66659mobster
#77910hoodlum

How to use gangster in a sentence?

  1. Principal Dionne Kirksey:

    I pride myself in my team, we all pride ourselves on creating a sense of family in our building. So when you come in the building, there's no separation of BDs( Black Disciples), GDs( Gangster Disciples), this clique, that's it, none of that, all that's out the door. When you come into the building, you could actually be a kid, be a student, be free. You're not looking over your shoulder, you're not worried about who's going to walk up on you. You don't have to worry about somebody knocking you upside... It's not about any of that. It's all about education, meeting you where you are and helping you be the most successful person that we could possibly give you.

  2. Mike Pompeo:

    It's not the first time, i have a vague recollection of being called gangster-like.

  3. Sergei Mitrokhin:

    One must understand that in Crimea, in essence, a gangster regime has been established under the protection of Moscow, former criminals have come to power, and have started to carve up the property.

  4. Khabib Nurmagomedov:

    I am laughing inside, you broke window ? Why ? Come inside. You know UFC don’t let you come inside. If you real gangster why don’t you come inside ? This is big history gangster place. Brooklyn. You want to talk to me ? Send me location. We have to talk ? I am gon na come, no problem.

  5. Michael Moreno:

    Everyone sees me as this thug, you know, or gangster, you know. I did this because I'm a bad guy -- like that's not who I am, underneath the helmet and the pads, you know, I'm really a great kid.


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