gangster

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A member of an organized group of criminals.

   The film tells the story of a young gangster rising through the ranks of the mob.

2. 2
   adj

   Bold and impressive in a tough, street-smart way (informal).

   Walking away from that deal was the most gangster move I have ever seen.

From gang + -ster. First attested in 1884.

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