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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Recent Examples of gangster
The first film has a bit of that heist, gangster genre feel.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 June 2025
The 2013 death of James Gandolfini pretty much put to rest any possibility the beloved gangster series would someday be revived.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Mohammed's character Hugh has to snort cocaine during the trio's initial meeting with the gangster Fly (Paddy Considine) to prove that the trio aren't posers.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 June 2025
His father was a Genovese gangster murdered by the Colombo crime family in retaliation for committing two slayings — a story people told Pappa as a child — and his stepfather was locked up for drug and tax evasion charges.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 June 2025
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 June 2025
The 2013 death of James Gandolfini pretty much put to rest any possibility the beloved gangster series would someday be revived.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Mohammed's character Hugh has to snort cocaine during the trio's initial meeting with the gangster Fly (Paddy Considine) to prove that the trio aren't posers.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 June 2025
His father was a Genovese gangster murdered by the Colombo crime family in retaliation for committing two slayings — a story people told Pappa as a child — and his stepfather was locked up for drug and tax evasion charges.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangster
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But throwing out our precious rights and freedoms, and allowing masked, unidentified thugs to roam our streets detaining people at will is absolutely not the answer.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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In an empty warehouse somewhere, McKenna leaves Stabler alone with Vincent Mathis, Emery’s thug.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 June 2025
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According to his campaign website, some of his goals include increasing police presence, protecting undocumented immigrants but deporting violent criminals, taxing the rich, and eliminating waste.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
24 June 2025
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As crypto holders become increasingly savvy online, criminals start resorting to physical attacks.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Clayface is shape-shifting villain in the Batman comics and got his introduction as part of Detective Comics #40 in June 1940.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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Welcome to the Post-Trust Era A social media app isn’t the villain.—
Ankush Chowdhary,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Ensure Robust Model Management In healthcare, AI reliability demands robust model management—continuous monitoring, causal inference in production, multi-arm bandit testing and human-in-the-loop oversight.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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There were corridos about the exploits of bandits and outlaws, some of them Robin Hood-esque characters who outwitted oafish authorities and helped the poor.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Alpha Slow Horse agent River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) unravels the connection between himself and the former CIA operative-turned-mercenary (Hugo Weaving) who’s raised an entire brood of psychopathic assassins.—
Hugh Hart,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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Carey plays the role of the relentless assassin well.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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And for them, solving murders, consorting with mobsters, and adopting aliases all turn out to be more life-affirming—not to mention entertaining—than chair yoga and a salt-free diet.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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Roe, an African American mobster, ran a policy wheel that offered prize money to players who picked the right sequence of random numbers.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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“Gangster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangster. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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