Bangster

/ˈbæŋ.stər/ noun

A person associated with criminal gang activity or someone who engages in aggressive, violent behavior typical of gang members.

A blend of 'bang' (a sound, or slang for gunfire/violence) and the suffix -ster (meaning 'one who does' or 'one associated with'), popularized in 20th-century slang.

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