Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en gangster

thug, hood, gangster

Meaning

thug; hood; gangster

In Swedish: yrkesbrottsling

Forms

Forms of gangster
Singular, indefiniteen gangster
Singular, definitegangstern
Plural, indefinitegangstrar
Plural, definitegangstrarna

gangster is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor gangster, den stora gangstern. Check another noun

Practise gangster

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Is it en gangster or ett gangster?

Words built with gangster

  • gangsterfilm gangster film

Questions

What does gangster mean in English?

gangster means “thug, hood”.

Is it en gangster or ett gangster?

It is en gangster, and “the thug” is gangstern.

What is the plural of gangster?

The plural of gangster is gangstrar, and the definite plural is gangstrarna.

Similar words

skurk

Origin

Borrowed from English gangster.

Nearby common words

gangster is number 3,421 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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