gangster

== English == === Alternative forms === gangsta (slang) === Etymology === From gang +‎ -ster. First attested in 1884. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡæ̞ŋ.stə/ (General American, without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈɡæ̝ŋ.stɚ/ (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ.stɚ/, /ˈɡɛ̃ŋ.stɚ/ Hyphenation: gang‧ster === Noun === gangster (plural gangsters) A member of a criminal or street gang. Hyponyms: gang member, gangleader A member of a professional criminal organization (in organized crime): a racketeer. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === gangster (third-person singular simple present gangsters, present participle gangstering, simple past and past participle gangstered) To act like a gangster; to commit street crime or run a racket. === Adjective === gangster (comparative more gangster, superlative most gangster) (African-American Vernacular, slang) Characteristic of a gangster; (especially) admirable and audacious. (Internet slang) On friendly terms; cool. === References === === Further reading === “gangsta”, in The Right Rhymes, launched 2013. == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡaŋkstɛr] IPA(key): [ˈɡɛŋkstr̩] === Noun === gangster m anim (relational adjective gangsterský) gangster ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “gangster”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “gangster”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gangster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɛŋ.stər/ Hyphenation: gang‧ster === Noun === gangster m (plural gangsters, diminutive gangstertje n) gangster === Adjective === gangster (not comparable) (slang) cool, awesome ==== Declension ==== == Estonian == === Etymology === From English gangster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡ̊ænɡ̊ster/, [ˈɡ̊æŋɡ̊ster], /ˈɡ̊ɑnɡ̊ster/, [ˈɡ̊ɑŋɡ̊ster] Rhymes: -ɑnɡster, -ænɡster Hyphenation: gangs‧ter === Noun === gangster (genitive gangsteri, partitive gangsterit) gangster (a member of an organized criminal gang) Synonym: gängster ==== Declension ==== === References === gangster in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “gangster”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gangster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɑ̃ɡ.stɛʁ/ Hyphenation: gang‧ster === Noun === gangster m (plural gangsters) gangster Hypernym: malfaiteur ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: gangster === Further reading === “gangster”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “gangster” in Dictionnaire Le Robert. “gangster”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English gangster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɛns.ter/, /ˈɡans.ter/, /ˈɡɛnɡs.ter/, /ˈɡanɡs.ter/ Rhymes: -ɛnster, -anster, -ɛnɡster, -anɡster Hyphenation: gàng‧ster === Noun === gangster m or f by sense (invariable) gangster ==== Derived terms ==== gangsterismo gangsteristico === References === == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gangster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋ.kstɛr/ Rhymes: -aŋkstɛr Syllabification: gan‧gster === Noun === gangster m pers (female equivalent gangsterka) gangster (gang member) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === gangster in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN gangster in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Noun === gangster m or f by sense (plural gangsters) alternative spelling of gângster === Further reading === “gangster”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gangster. === Noun === gangster m (plural gangsteri) gangster ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡǎnɡster/ Hyphenation: gang‧ster === Noun === gàngster m anim (Cyrillic spelling га̀нгстер) gangster ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Noun === gangster m (plural gangsteres) alternative spelling of gángster == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gangster. Attested since 1927. === Noun === gangster c a gangster ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gangsterrap === References === “gangster”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gangster”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gangster. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋsteɾ/ [ˈɡaŋs.t̪ɛɾ] Rhymes: -aŋsteɾ Syllabification: gangs‧ter === Noun === gangster (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔) gangster ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== == Turkish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English gangster). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɑŋˈstæɾ/, /ɡeŋˈstæɾ/ Rhymes: -æɾ Hyphenation: gang‧ster === Noun === gangster (definite accusative gangsteri, plural gangsterler) gangster ==== Declension ====