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English

Etymology

Circa 1895, gang +? -ster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æ?st?/

Noun

gangster (plural gangsters, feminine gangsteress)

1. A member of a criminal or street gang.
2. A member of a professional criminal organization; a racketeer.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

gangster (third-person singular simple present gangsters, present participle gangstering, simple past and past participle gangstered)

1. To act like a gangster; to commit street crime or run a racket.

Czech

Noun

gangster m

1. gangster

Derived terms

• gangsterský

Further reading

• gangster in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• gangster in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English gangster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????.st?r/
• Hyphenation: gang?ster

Noun

gangster m (plural gangsters, diminutive gangstertje n)

1. gangster

Adjective

gangster (not comparable)

1. (slang) cool, awesome

Inflection

French

Pronunciation

Noun

gangster m (plural gangsters)

1. gangster

Italian

Etymology

From English gangster.

Noun

gangster m or f (invariable)

1. gangster

Derived terms

• gangsterismo
• gangsteristico

Polish

Etymology

From English gangster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??an.kst?r/

Noun

gangster m pers

1. gangster (gang member)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) gangsterski

Related terms

• (nouns) gang, gangsterstwo, gangsteryzm

Further reading

• gangster in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• gangster in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

gangster m, f (plural gangsters)

1. Alternative spelling of gângster

Romanian

Etymology

From French gangster.

Noun

gangster m (plural gangsteri)

1. gangster

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n?ster/
• Hyphenation: gang?ster

Noun

gàngster m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)

1. gangster

Declension

Spanish

Noun

gangster m (plural gangsteres)

1. Alternative spelling of gángster