as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
Al Capone remains one of the most notorious gangsters in American history
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The plot is this: To stop a witness from testifying against him, a gangster stows away poisonous snakes in the cargo hold of a plane on which the witness is traveling.
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Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
The crime thriller, distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films, follows Neeson as an aging gangster who attempts to reconnect with his children and rectify his past mistakes.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
Not knowing my brother just got killed in April, not knowing Sly is one of the biggest gangsters of all time.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
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Later that day, prosecutors allege, Warren returned to Woodland Hills.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
The crime thriller, distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films, follows Neeson as an aging gangster who attempts to reconnect with his children and rectify his past mistakes.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
Not knowing my brother just got killed in April, not knowing Sly is one of the biggest gangsters of all time.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
California For Subscribers Kidnapping, extortion and OnlyFans: How a mother escaped a gangster’s plot
July 22, 2024
Later that day, prosecutors allege, Warren returned to Woodland Hills.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangster
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The climax, in which Dwight and his crew beat a group of nameless Chinese immigrant thugs into submission after they’re used as cannon fodder by Cal Thresher to sabotage Dwight’s wind turbines, is more important to the plot and even uglier.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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Like other Diablo games, Hades would support cooperative multiplayer, but in the Arkham games, groups of thugs would circle around the Dark Knight, comic-book style, waiting to be punched in the face.Jason Schreier, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
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Cybercrime As retailers prepare for the big holiday rush — when shoplifters could also take advantage of crowds to ramp up — other kinds of criminals are at the back door.Evan Clark, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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Being in close proximity to Adams and the criminal as the gun went off, Jo and her unborn twins could also potentially be in danger.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Just weeks after closing out an incredibly dominant year in music, Rihanna was cast by some fans and members of the media as the villain and endlessly harassed by those who felt Brown did nothing wrong.Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
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And thus is Cobra Kai Part 2’s biggest reveal with the return of a villain who has disdain for Kreese, LaRusso and Lawrence: the infamous Terry Silver (played by Thomas Griffith) and his ruthless Iron Dragons.Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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But the pandemic-era inflationary period played out unlike any other in history, and wealthy people made out like bandits.Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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When the film starts, a cursed bandit of pirates led by Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) are aboard Sparrow’s former ship, the Black Pearl, and have kidnapped Turner’s love interest, Elizabeth Swann (Knightley).Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Nero is a cynical and surly assassin who is betrayed by his master and long-term ally.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Based on the classic 1971 novel of the same name, the series stars Eddie Redmayne as Jackal, an elusive lone assassin who makes a living carrying out hits.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Then, there was Tommy Heffernan’s Body Buddies, a dark comedy where a wedding photographer and a mobster keep a body hidden in the middle of an engagement shoot.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Another tweet depicted John Wick, Keanu Reeves' fictional movie character who goes on a killing spree after his beloved dog is killed by a mobster, and warned that denizens of the web may react similarly.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
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