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gangster

[ gang-ster ]

noun

  1. a member of a gang of criminals, especially a racketeer in an organized crime syndicate.

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gangster

/ 藞伞忙艐蝉迟蓹 /

noun

  1. a member of an organized gang of criminals, esp one who resorts to violence
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of gangster1

An Americanism dating back to 1895鈥1900; gang 1 + -ster
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James Gandolfini is best known for playing a single character: Tony Soprano, the bearish New Jersey gangster at the heart of HBO鈥檚 massively popular series 鈥淭he Sopranos.鈥

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I wasn鈥檛 going to play gangster, and even though I love our language, I wasn鈥檛 going to play characters that only have to speak Spanish because of the way we look.

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The store with heavy security is known for being the source of bling for rappers, artists and some gangsters.

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In a four-star review, the Independent said Nelson-Joyce's "conflicted gangster" and the show's "moral ambivalence" elevated it "above the average boilerplate crime drama".

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We are barely into the third month of Trump鈥檚 gangster regime.

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