gangster

Synonyms:

mobster

Examples:

Alphonse Capone

United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)

Types:

apache

a Parisian gangster

yakuza

a Japanese gangster

yardie

member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence

Type of:

criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime