gangster

Other forms of gangster

plural

gangsters·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gangster

What does gangster mean?

gangster means "a criminal who is a member of gang".

How many syllables are in gangster?

gangster has 2 syllables: gang-ster. The stress falls on "gang". In IPA it is /ˈɡæŋstɚ/.

What is another word for gangster?

Close synonyms include mobster. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gangster a common word?

gangster is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.