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 |
|---|---|
| Trevor Pettingill | criminal |
| Jamel Jones | criminal |
|
Jang Deok-su in Squid Game
surface form:
Jang Deok-su
|
— |
| Jacob Shapiro | mobster |
| Owney Madden | — |
| Mickey Cohen | mobster |
| Peter Gusenberg | mobster |
| Adam Heyer | mobster |
| James Clark | — |
| John May | — |
| Arthur Simon Flegenheimer | mobster |
| Albert Kachellek | — |
| Herman Barker | criminal |
| Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela | criminal |
|
Bugs Moran (as rival)
surface form:
Bugs Moran
|
— |
| Arturo Ui | — |
|
Lars-Inge Svartenbrandt (grandfather)
surface form:
Lars-Inge Svartenbrandt
|
criminal |
| Johnny Torrio | mobster |
| Frank Nitti | mobster |
| Victor Peirce | criminal |
| John Sheppard | criminal |
| Carlos Lehder | drug trafficker |
| Jorge Luis Ochoa | drug trafficker |
| Fabio Ochoa Vásquez | drug trafficker |
| James Earl Ray | criminal |
|
MGK
surface form:
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
|
American gangster |
| Frank Lucas | drug trafficker |
|
Sheppard
surface form:
Jack Sheppard
|
criminal |
| Pumpkin (Ringo) | criminal |
| Shawn Maguire | Irish-American gangster |
| Harold Shand | — |
| Jeff | Gangster |
|
Elizabeth "Betty" Wood
surface form:
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
|
— |
| Kath Pettingill | criminal |
|
Alphonse
surface form:
Alphonse Capone
|
American gangster |
| Seth Gecko | criminal |
|
Frankie Uale
surface form:
Frankie Yale
|
mobster |
| Ian Duncan Stewart | criminal |
| Frank Uale | mobster |
| Paul Castellano | mobster |
| Jorge Ochoa | drug trafficker |
|
‘Killer’ Mannion
surface form:
'Killer' Mannion
|
— |
|
Tommy DeVito
surface form:
Tommy DeVito (Goodfellas)
|
— |
| Leo O'Bannon | Irish-American gangster |
| Howie Winter | mobster |
| John Martorano | mobster |
| Charles Milles Manson | criminal |
| Bumpy Johnson | Harlem gangster |
| Dimitrios Makropoulos | criminal |
| Michel Poiccard | criminal |