as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
Al Capone remains one of the most notorious gangsters in American history
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The Penguin is a spinoff from Matt Reeves’ The Batman, an already ground-level approach to DC Comics lore that introduced us to Farrell, wholly unrecognizable beneath layers of prosthetics, as a nightclub owner and second-tier gangster.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Not evil gangster, but as someone who’s done well, who’s been strategic in his movements and has done something well for society and culture.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Its reporting has exposed Bukele’s alleged secret deals with gangsters and drug traffickers, among other corruption scandals.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
But right before the finale, the story rewound to 1923, revealing how the menacing Korean gangster Koh Hansu (Lee Min-ho) first came to work for a Yakuza boss, and depicting the two of them as survivors of that year’s Great Kanto Earthquake.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Not evil gangster, but as someone who’s done well, who’s been strategic in his movements and has done something well for society and culture.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Its reporting has exposed Bukele’s alleged secret deals with gangsters and drug traffickers, among other corruption scandals.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
But right before the finale, the story rewound to 1923, revealing how the menacing Korean gangster Koh Hansu (Lee Min-ho) first came to work for a Yakuza boss, and depicting the two of them as survivors of that year’s Great Kanto Earthquake.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Gangster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangster. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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