gangster

Noun
  1. A criminal who is a member of gang (synset 110139742)
    is a type of: criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
    subtypes:
    • apache - a Parisian gangster
    • yakuza - a Japanese gangster
    • yardie - member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence
    specific instances: al capone, alphonse capone, capone, scarface - United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
    belongs to: gang, mob, pack, ring - an association of criminals
    same as: mobster

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