gunsel

noun

Definition of gunselnext
slang
as in racketeer

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Recent Examples of gunsel Generally, Complaining About The Cost is the first page of the playbook for politicians under investigation by special counsels, and for their gunsels and mouthpieces as well. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 5 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunsel
  1. racketeer
  2. gangster
  3. mobster
  4. hoodlum
  5. thug
  6. gun
  7. triggerman
  8. villain
Noun
  • Of course, entrusting waste management to gangsters and racketeers has repercussions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
  • Ferro pleaded guilty in October 2025 to conspiracy to participate in a racketeer influenced and corrupt organization.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Definition of racketeer
Noun
  • This high-security prison is a sprawling complex that houses thousands of detainees, including notorious gangsters, terrorists and prominent white-collar offenders.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The trailer signals a narrative grounded in moral ambiguity and raw human emotion rather than conventional gangster storytelling.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of gangster
Noun
  • Imperioli played the erratic and insecure rising mobster Christopher Moltisanti across The Sopranos’ six-season run on HBO.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Pastore was cast as a mobster many times throughout his career.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of mobster
Noun
  • Also in his orbit are a consortium of crooks, including his cousin Freddie, a hip junkie, and Pepper, a taciturn hoodlum who was friends with Ray’s dad, Big Mike, a legendary thief.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • In the past decade, the leadership of the Kinahan organization has become rich and cosmopolitan, and their life styles have started to resemble those of international businessmen more than of street hoodlums.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of hoodlum
Noun
  • Tae-ha’s mom left him after Sang-gil, who was also a boxer prior to becoming a thug, cheated in a match.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly after his big win, he’s attacked by two thugs in a parking garage.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
Definition of thug
Noun
  • According to Chicago police, a 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were exiting the gas station when a silver Nissan sedan approached and the occupants inside pulled out guns and shot in their direction.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Along with those who died, more than 20 people were injured in Thailand’s worst mass shooting since 2022, which has reignited debate over firearms control in Southeast Asia’s largest gun-owning nation.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of gun
Noun
  • The alleged triggerman was not — John Gurino was gunned down in a 2003 dispute with a Boca Raton deli owner.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • Broadnax, who was tried as the triggerman, was sentenced to death, while Cummings, who was tried as his accomplice, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of triggerman
Noun
  • The second is the idea that this is where Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch returns to the MCU after being seemingly killed in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where she had been turned into a full villain.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But because Detroit chose the offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Skubal has unwittingly become a villain around the league.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of villain

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