gangster
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stər noun
a member of a gang of criminals, especially a racketeer.
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| a member of an organized gang of criminals, esp one who resorts to violence | |
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Word Origin & History
gangster
1896, Amer.Eng., from gang (q.v.) in its criminal sense. Gangland is from 1912. Gangsta rap style is generally credited to West Philly hip hop artist Schoolly D, but his "Gangster Boogie" (1984) used the conventional spelling; NWA was spelling it gangsta by 1988.
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Example sentences
The gangster rappers take the money and the opprobrium, while the bohemians get the critical raves but can't sell records.
The intertwined stories of people drawn together one night after a gangster is murdered.
We are the reason why no gangster is living in paradise.
The promoters, for security reasons, wanted an upscale crowd without too many gangster overtones.
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