gangster
C2916
concept
A gangster is a member of an organized criminal group who engages in illegal activities such as extortion, trafficking, and violence to gain power, money, and influence.
All labels observed (27)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mobster | 89 |
| criminal | 65 |
| gangster canonical | 37 |
| American gangster | 27 |
| bootlegger | 14 |
| drug trafficker | 13 |
| organized crime syndicate | 6 |
| Prohibition-era criminal | 4 |
| racketeer | 4 |
| mafia | 3 |
| African-American gangster | 2 |
| Harlem underworld figure | 2 |
| Irish-American gangster | 2 |
| American mob courier | 1 |
| British gangster | 1 |
| British gangsters | 1 |
| Gangster | 1 |
| Harlem gangster | 1 |
| Prohibition-era gang | 1 |
| Prohibition-era gangster | 1 |
| Russian mafia enforcer | 1 |
| cartoon gangsters | 1 |
| enforcement arm of the American Mafia | 1 |
| fictional gangster portrayal | 1 |
| gangster character | 1 |
| numbers racketeer | 1 |
| thieves gang | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: gangster
Generated description
A gangster is a member of an organized criminal group who engages in illegal activities such as extortion, trafficking, and violence to gain power, money, and influence.