gangster
The origin and history of gangster.
Etymology
From gang + -ster, first recorded in the 1880s.
Class of 1880
gangster first entered the language around 1880. Other words from the same year:
See the full Class of 1880 →The origin and history of gangster.
From gang + -ster, first recorded in the 1880s.
gangster first entered the language around 1880. Other words from the same year:
See the full Class of 1880 →by FreeDict.com
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