gunsel

noun

Definition of gunselnext
slang
as in racketeer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunsel
  1. racketeer
  2. gangster
  3. mobster
  4. hoodlum
  5. thug
  6. gun
  7. triggerman
  8. villain
Noun
  • Oh yeah, this relationship with this 38-year-old racketeer is so beautiful.
    Michael Cuby, Them, 1 Aug. 2024
  • While President Herbert Hoover had waged a war against kidnappers and racketeers, Roosevelt amplified the effort dramatically, pushed it in new directions, and overcame the jurisdictional, racial, partisan, and class divisions that had previously obstructed the law-and-order state.
    Anthony Gregory / Made by History, TIME, 23 July 2024
Definition of racketeer
Noun
  • The gangster rap which surrounded me was problematic in a number of ways.
    Jon Hochschartner, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The 1930s was a gangster number with 12 showgirls coming out of a 1936 Rolls Royce.
    Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of gangster
Noun
  • The sequined pumps were bought by Michael Shaw in 1970 before they were taken by former mobster Terry Jon Martin while on loan to the museum.
    Clare Fisher, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • However the theft itself went unsolved until May 2023, when former mobster Terry Jon Martin — who was 76 at the time — was indicted.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of mobster
Noun
  • However, their dreams are threatened by the hoodlums in the Riverbottom Gang.
    EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • While Muhammad Ali made his professional boxing comeback with a win against Jerry Quarry at Atlanta’s Municipal Auditorium on October 26, 1970, a group of hoodlums robbed the Black Mafia of more than $1 million in cash and jewelry at a nearby after-party.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of hoodlum
Noun
  • The Romans liked to give the appearance of civilized rule by getting local thugs to do their dirty work.
    N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Kidnappings for ransom became common, and checkpoints operated as cash grabs for local thugs.
    Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of thug
Noun
  • The guns were sawed into pieces and turned into scrap metal, prompting outrage from the trade association National Shooting Sports Foundation and the National Rifle Association.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • As one officer pointed a gun at the suspect, multiple vehicles arrived to the scene and other officers then surrounded him.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of gun
Noun
  • Joe Budden is skeptical that Tory Lanez was the triggerman with intentions of shooting Megan Thee Stallion during the dispute in 2020 that led to the Canadian singer being sentenced to a decade behind bars.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
  • One suspect has been charged but the triggerman is still being sought, as is the gunman who fatally shot another man seven minutes earlier a few blocks away.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
Definition of triggerman
Noun
  • Irrational self-belief is one of the reasons villains deeply resonate across culture, says Kevin Wynter, a professor of media studies at Pomona College.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Here the villain isn't a person but an incredibly advanced AI with the power to destabilize the world.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of villain
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“Gunsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunsel. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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