gangster

Etymology

circa 1895, gang + -ster.

noun

  1. A member of a criminal or street gang.
  2. A member of a professional criminal organization; a racketeer.

verb

  1. To act like a gangster; to commit street crime or run a racket.

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/gangster), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.