Definition
A person associated with criminal gang activity or someone who engages in aggressive, violent behavior typical of gang members.
Etymology
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.
Kelly Says
The word 'bangster' emerged in urban American slang around the mid-20th century, reflecting how English constantly creates new words by combining existing roots to describe social phenomena.
Translations
BNবাংলা
গ্যাংস্টার
gaan-s-taar
CACatalà
gangster
gan-ster
CSČeština
gangster
gan-ster
DADansk
gangster
gan-ster
DEDeutsch
Gangster
gan-gs-ter
ELΕλληνικά
γκάνγκστερ
gan-g-steh-r
ESEspañol
delincuente
de-li-n-kwen-te
FAفارسی
gangster
gan-steh
FISuomi
gangsteri
gan-steh-ri
FRFrançais
gangster
gan-steh
HEעברית
גנגסטרים
gan-ges-te-rim
HIहिन्दी
गैंगस्टर
gaeng-ster
HUMagyar
gangster
gan-ster
IDBahasa Indonesia
gangster
gan-steh
ITItaliano
gangster
gan-steh
KMKM
អ្នកប្រព្រឹត្ត
an-uk-bra-p-ret
MRMR
गँगस्टर
gaan-gs-taar
MSBahasa Melayu
gangster
gan-steh
MYမြန်မာ
ကျူးလူး
kyoo-loo
NLNederlands
gangster
gan-steh
NONorsk
gangster
gan-ster
PLPolski
gangster
gan-ster
PTPortuguês
gangster
gan-steh
RORomână
gangster
gan-ster
SVSvenska
gangster
gan-ster
SWKiswahili
gangster
gan-steh
TEతెలుగు
గ్యాంగ్స్టర్
gaan-gs-ter
TRTürkçe
gangster
gan-steh
UKУкраїнська
бандит
ban-dit
VITiếng Việt
cò xã hội đen
co xa hoi den
ZH中文
帮派头目
bang-pai tou-mu
ZUZU
umshayeli
oo-m-sha-ye-li