'gangster' definitions:
Definition of 'gangster'
(from WordNet)
noun
A criminal who is a member of gang [syn: gangster, mobster]
Synonyms of 'gangster'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bad person,
- bandit,
- betrayer,
- brigand,
- convict,
- criminal,
- crook,
- dacoit,
- deceiver,
- delinquent,
- desperado,
- desperate criminal,
- double-dealer,
- evildoer,
- felon,
- fugitive,
- gallows bird,
- gaolbird,
- goon,
- gunman,
- gunsel,
- gunslinger,
- hit man,
- hood,
- hoodlum,
- hooligan,
- jailbird,
- Judas,
- lawbreaker,
- Mafioso,
- malefactor,
- malevolent,
- malfeasant,
- malfeasor,
- misfeasor,
- mobsman,
- mobster,
- mugger,
- outlaw,
- public enemy,
- quisling,
- racketeer,
- robber,
- ruffian,
- scofflaw,
- sinner,
- skinhead,
- soldier,
- swindler,
- thief,
- thug,
- torpedo,
- tough,
- traitor,
- transgressor,
- two-timer,
- villain,
- worker of ill,
- wrongdoer