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.
Instances (240)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Ellsworth Raymond Johnson | mobster |
| George Hally | — |
| Serrafimo Spang | — |
| Dandeny Muñoz Mosquera | drug trafficker |
| Crazy Joe Gallo | mobster |
| Arizona Donnie Clark | criminal |
| Kate Barker | criminal |
|
Barker family
surface form:
Ma Barker
|
criminal |
| Arthur "Doc" Barker | — |
| Arthur R. Barker | criminal |
| Moe Snyder | racketeer |
| Lloyd Barker | American gangster |
| Stefano Magaddino | mobster |
| Nucky Johnson | racketeer |
| Sicilian Mafia | mafia |
| Alain Charnier | drug trafficker |
| American Cosa Nostra | organized crime syndicate |
| Philip Mangano | mobster |
|
Longy
surface form:
Abner Zwillman
|
mobster |
| Abner Zwillman | mobster |
| Giuseppe Antonio Doto | mobster |
| Russell Alberto Bufalino | American gangster |
| Buggsy | mobster |
| Harry Strauss | mobster |
|
Tick Tock
surface form:
Allie Tannenbaum
|
mobster |
|
Tannenbaum
surface form:
Allie "Tick Tock" Tannenbaum
|
mobster |
| Tick Tock Tannenbaum | mobster |
|
Mark Mallouk
surface form:
Whitey Bulger
|
mobster |
| Dallow | — |
| Whiskey Pete MacIntyre | bootlegger |
| Mr. Grey | criminal |
| Pittsburgh Phil | mobster |
| Happy Maione | mobster |
|
The Bug
surface form:
Charles Workman
|
American gangster |
|
Workman
surface form:
Charles Workman
|
American gangster |
| Moonface Martin | — |
| Frank Abbandando | mobster |
| Tommy Lucchese | mobster |
| William D'Elia | mobster |
| Sam Giancana | mobster |
|
Kathryn Thorne
surface form:
Kathryn Kelly
|
criminal |
|
Joe Adone
surface form:
Joe Adonis
|
mobster |
| Martin Goldstein | mobster |
| Mr. Blonde | criminal |
| Herostratus | criminal |
| Dennis Allen | criminal |
| Louis Capone | mobster |
| Pearly Soames | — |
|
Boston George
surface form:
George Jung
|
drug trafficker |
| Bruce Reynolds | criminal |