"gangster" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡæŋ.stə/ [UK], /ˈɡæŋ.stɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gangster.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gangsters [plural], gangsteress [feminine]
Etymology: circa 1895, gang + -ster. Etymology templates: {{circa2|1895}} circa 1895, {{suffix|en|gang|ster}} gang + -ster Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|gangsters|feminine|gangsteress}} gangster (plural gangsters, feminine gangsteress)
  1. A member of a criminal or street gang. Categories (topical): Crime Translations (street gang member): rampokker (Afrikaans), bandit [masculine] (Albanian), gangster [masculine] (Albanian), سَارِق (sāriq) [masculine] (Arabic), عُضْو فِي عِصَابَة (ʕuḍw fī ʕiṣāba) [masculine] (Arabic), قاطِع الطَّرِيق (qāṭiʕ aṭ-ṭarīq) [masculine] (Arabic), رَجُل الْعِصَابَة (rajul al-ʕiṣāba) [masculine] (Arabic), ավազակ (avazak) (Armenian), գանգստեր (gangster) (Armenian), quldur (Azerbaijani), bandit (Azerbaijani), банды́т (bandýt) [masculine] (Belarusian), разбо́йнік (razbójnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), га́нгстар (hánhstar) [masculine] (Belarusian), га́нгстэр (hánhster) [masculine] (Belarusian), га́нгстер (gángster) [masculine] (Bulgarian), банди́т (bandít) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 匪徒 (fěitú) (Chinese Mandarin), 土匪 (tǔfěi) (Chinese Mandarin), zločinec [masculine] (Czech), gangster [masculine] (Czech), bandita [masculine] (Czech), gangster [common-gender] (Danish), bandemedlem [neuter] (Danish), gangster [masculine] (Dutch), gangstero (Esperanto), gangster (Estonian), bandiit (Estonian), jengiläinen (Finnish), gangsteri (Finnish), gangster [masculine] (French), bandit [masculine] (French), delate [masculine] (Galician), delado (Galician), viltroteiro [masculine] (Galician), estrapexante [masculine] (Galician), bandido [masculine] (Galician), ბანდიტი (bandiṭi) (Georgian), ავაზაკი (avazaḳi) (Georgian), განგსტერი (gangsṭeri) (Georgian), ყაჩაღი (q̇ačaɣi) (Georgian), Gangster [masculine] (German), Bandit [masculine] (German), גַּנְגְּסְטֶר (gangster) [masculine] (Hebrew), פּוֹשֵׁעַ (poshé'a) [masculine] (Hebrew), עֲבַרְיָן (avaryán) [masculine] (Hebrew), בִּרְיוֹן (biryón) [masculine] (Hebrew), gengszter (Hungarian), bandita (Hungarian), drongadóir [masculine] (Irish), gangster [feminine, masculine] (Italian), mafioso [masculine] (Italian), delinquente [masculine] (Italian), malvivente [masculine] (Italian), ギャングスター (gyangusutā) (Japanese), 匪徒 (hito) (alt: ひと) (Japanese), 山賊 (sanzoku) (alt: さんぞく) (Japanese), бандит (bandit) (Kazakh), қарақшы (qaraqşy) (Kazakh), тонаушы (tonauşy) (Kazakh), យូកូង (yuu koung) (Khmer), 깡패 (kkangpae) (Korean), 강도 (gangdo) (alt: 强盜) (Korean), 비적 (bijeok) (alt: 匪賊) (Korean), 폭력배 (pongnyeokbae) (alt: 暴力輩) (Korean), бандит (bandit) (Kyrgyz), кески (keski) (Kyrgyz), grassātor [masculine] (Latin), bandīts [masculine] (Latvian), gangsteris [masculine] (Latvian), banditas [masculine] (Lithuanian), gangsteris [masculine] (Lithuanian), разбојник (razbojnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), гангстер (gangster) [masculine] (Macedonian), банди́т (bandít) [masculine] (Macedonian), gengster (Malay), дээрэмчин (deeremčin) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), gangsteux [masculine] (Norman), banditt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), gangster [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hloþere [masculine] (Old English), راهزن (râhzan) (Persian), خلافکار (xalâfkâr) (Persian), اوباش (owbâš) (Persian), اراذل (arâzel) (Persian), گانگستر (gângester) (Persian), گنگستر (gangester) (Persian), bandyta [masculine] (Polish), gangster [masculine] (Polish), gângster [masculine] (Portuguese), bandit [masculine] (Romanian), банди́т (bandít) [masculine] (Russian), га́нгстер (gángster) [masculine] (Russian), разбо́йник (razbójnik) [masculine] (Russian), ра́збо̄јнӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), га̀нгстер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), rázbōjnīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gàngster [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zločinec [masculine] (Slovak), gangster [masculine] (Slovak), bandita [masculine] (Slovak), gangster [masculine] (Slovene), razbojnik [masculine] (Slovene), tsotsi (Sotho), gángster [masculine] (Spanish), pandillero [masculine] (Spanish), marero [masculine] (Spanish), gánster [masculine] (Spanish), bandido [masculine] (Spanish), alaraco (Spanish), jangili (Swahili), gangster [common-gender] (Swedish), gängmedlem [common-gender] (Swedish), ғоратгар (ġoratgar) (Tajik), яғмогар (yaġmogar) (Tajik), роҳзан (rohzan) (Tajik), นักเลง (nák-leeng) (Thai), อันธพาล (an-tá-paan) (Thai), çeteci (Turkish), gangster (Turkish), garakçy (Turkmen), bandit (Turkmen), банди́т (bandýt) [masculine] (Ukrainian), розбі́йник (rozbíjnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), га́нгстер (hánhster) [masculine] (Ukrainian), باندىت (bandit) (Uyghur), قاراقچى (qaraqchi) (Uyghur), bosmachi (Uzbek), bandit (Uzbek), qaroqchi (Uzbek), bosqinchi (Uzbek), באַנדיט (bandit) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-gangster-en-noun-9zLuvP0V Disambiguation of Crime: 21 39 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ster Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 5 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 7 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ster: 43 11 46 Disambiguation of 'street gang member': 93 7
  2. A member of a professional criminal organization; a racketeer. Categories (topical): Crime, People
    Sense id: en-gangster-en-noun-bo6k2DZO Disambiguation of Crime: 21 39 41 Disambiguation of People: 26 49 25 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ster Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ster: 43 11 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡæŋ.stə/ [UK], /ˈɡæŋ.stɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gangster.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gangsters [present, singular, third-person], gangstering [participle, present], gangstered [participle, past], gangstered [past]
Etymology: circa 1895, gang + -ster. Etymology templates: {{circa2|1895}} circa 1895, {{suffix|en|gang|ster}} gang + -ster Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-gangster-en-verb-YlPNW-m1 Disambiguation of Crime: 21 39 41 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ster Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 7 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ster: 43 11 46

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "rajul al-ʕiṣāba",
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          "roman": "fěitú",
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          "roman": "tǔfěi",
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "street gang member",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "word": "jengiläinen"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "street gang member",
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          "sense": "street gang member",
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          "word": "gangster"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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          "word": "bandit"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "street gang member",
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          "word": "delate"
        },
        {
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "word": "delado"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "viltroteiro"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "estrapexante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "bandido"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "bandiṭi",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "word": "ბანდიტი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "avazaḳi",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "word": "ავაზაკი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gangsṭeri",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "word": "განგსტერი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "q̇ačaɣi",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "word": "ყაჩაღი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gangster"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Bandit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "gangster",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "גַּנְגְּסְטֶר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "poshé'a",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "פּוֹשֵׁעַ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "avaryán",
          "sense": "street gang member",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "עֲבַרְיָן"
        },
        {
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "biryón",
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    },
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    {
      "word": "gangsterhood"
    },
    {
      "word": "gangsterish"
    },
    {
      "word": "gangsterism"
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    {
      "word": "gangsterland"
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      "word": "gangster lean"
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    {
      "word": "gangsterless"
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    {
      "word": "gangsterlike"
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    {
      "word": "gangsterly"
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    {
      "word": "gangsterness"
    },
    {
      "word": "gangster rap"
    },
    {
      "word": "gangster ride"
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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "rampokker"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
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      "word": "bandit"
    },
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gangster"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "سَارِق"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "rajul al-ʕiṣāba",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "رَجُل الْعِصَابَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "avazak",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "ավազակ"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "gangster",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "գանգստեր"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "quldur"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "bandit"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
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      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "банды́т"
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "разбо́йнік"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
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      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "га́нгстэр"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "га́нгстер"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "банди́т"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fěitú",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "匪徒"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tǔfěi",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "土匪"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "zločinec"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "street gang member",
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "nl",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "gangstero"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "gangster"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "bandiit"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "jengiläinen"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "gangsteri"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gangster"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bandit"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "delate"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "delado"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "viltroteiro"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estrapexante"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bandido"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bandiṭi",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "ბანდიტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avazaḳi",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "ავაზაკი"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gangsṭeri",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "განგსტერი"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "q̇ačaɣi",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "ყაჩაღი"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gangster"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bandit"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gangster",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גַּנְגְּסְטֶר"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "poshé'a",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "פּוֹשֵׁעַ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "avaryán",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "עֲבַרְיָן"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "biryón",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "gengszter"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "bandita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "drongadóir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gangster"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mafioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "delinquente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malvivente"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gyangusutā",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "ギャングスター"
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    {
      "alt": "ひと",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hito",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "匪徒"
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    {
      "alt": "さんぞく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sanzoku",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "山賊"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bandit",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "бандит"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qaraqşy",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "қарақшы"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "tonauşy",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "тонаушы"
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      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "yuu koung",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "យូកូង"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkangpae",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "깡패"
    },
    {
      "alt": "强盜",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gangdo",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "강도"
    },
    {
      "alt": "匪賊",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bijeok",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "비적"
    },
    {
      "alt": "暴力輩",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pongnyeokbae",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "폭력배"
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    {
      "code": "ky",
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      "roman": "bandit",
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      "word": "бандит"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "keski",
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      "word": "кески"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grassātor"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bandīts"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gangsteris"
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    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "banditas"
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    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "gangsteris"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "razbojnik",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "разбојник"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gangster",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "гангстер"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bandít",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "банди́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "gengster"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "deeremčin",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "дээрэмчин"
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    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gangsteux"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "banditt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gangster"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hloþere"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "râhzan",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "راهزن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xalâfkâr",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "خلافکار"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "owbâš",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "اوباش"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "arâzel",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "اراذل"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gângester",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "گانگستر"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gangester",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "گنگستر"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bandyta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gangster"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gângster"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bandit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bandít",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "банди́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gángster",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "га́нгстер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razbójnik",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "разбо́йник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ра́збо̄јнӣк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "га̀нгстер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rázbōjnīk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gàngster"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zločinec"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gangster"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bandita"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gangster"
    },
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "razbojnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "st",
      "lang": "Sotho",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "tsotsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gángster"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pandillero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "marero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gánster"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bandido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "alaraco"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "jangili"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gangster"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gängmedlem"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "ġoratgar",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "ғоратгар"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "yaġmogar",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "яғмогар"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "rohzan",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "роҳзан"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nák-leeng",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "นักเลง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "an-tá-paan",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "อันธพาล"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "çeteci"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "gangster"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "garakçy"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "bandit"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bandýt",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "банди́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozbíjnyk",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "розбі́йник"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hánhster",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "га́нгстер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "bandit",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "باندىت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qaraqchi",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "قاراقچى"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "bosmachi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "bandit"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "qaroqchi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "word": "bosqinchi"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "bandit",
      "sense": "street gang member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "באַנדיט"
    }
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}

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