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gangster

Definitions of gangster
  1. noun
    a criminal who is a member of gang
    synonyms: bendelid
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    type of:
    boosdoener, crimineel, delinquent, fijt, misdadiger, onderwereldfiguur, overtreder, schender, vogelvrijverklaarde
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
  2. noun
    someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
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    type of:
    boosdoener, crimineel, delinquent, fijt, misdadiger, onderwereldfiguur, overtreder, schender, vogelvrijverklaarde
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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