Gangster
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A Gangster is a member of a criminal gang.
- See: Crime, Gang, Organized Crime, Mobbing.
References
2018
- (Wikipedia, 2018) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gangster Retrieved:2018-3-23.
- A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster. [1]
Gangs provide a level of organization and resources that support much larger and more complex criminal transactions than an individual criminal could achieve. Gangsters have been active for many years in countries around the world.
Some gangsters, such as Al Capone have become infamous. Gangsters are the subject of many novels and films, particularly from the period between 1920 and 1990.
Some contemporary criminals refer to themselves as "gangsta" in reference to non-rhotic Black American pronunciation.
- A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster. [1]
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary (online edition)