gangster vs mobster what difference
what is difference between gangster and mobster
English
Etymology
Circa 1895, gang + -ster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡæŋstə/
Noun
gangster (plural gangsters, feminine gangsteress)
- A member of a criminal or street gang.
- A member of a professional criminal organization; a racketeer.
Derived terms
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.
Czech
Noun
gangster m
- gangster
Derived terms
- gangsterský
Further reading
- gangster in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- gangster in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 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
Inflection
French
Pronunciation
Noun
gangster m (plural gangsters)
- gangster
Italian
Etymology
From English gangster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɛn.ster/, /ˈɡan.ster/, /ˈɡɛnɡ.ster/, /ˈɡanɡ.ster/
Noun
gangster m or f (invariable)
- gangster
Derived terms
- gangsterismo
- gangsteristico
References
Polish
Etymology
From English gangster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡan.kstɛr/
Noun
gangster m pers
- gangster (gang member)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) gangsterski
Related terms
- (nouns) gang, gangsterstwo, gangsteryzm
Further reading
- gangster in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gangster in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
gangster m, f (plural gangsters)
- Alternative spelling of gângster
Romanian
Etymology
From French gangster.
Noun
gangster m (plural gangsteri)
- gangster
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡǎnɡster/
- Hyphenation: gang‧ster
Noun
gàngster m (Cyrillic spelling га̀нгстер)
- gangster
Declension
Spanish
Noun
gangster m (plural gangsteres)
- Alternative spelling of gángster
English
Etymology
mob + -ster
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɒb.stə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑb.stɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɒbstə(ɹ)
Noun
mobster (plural mobsters)
- A member of a mob or Mafia.
Synonyms
- gangster
- Mafioso, mafioso
- wiseguy, wise guy
Translations
Anagrams
- bestorm
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