A gangster is someone who is part of a mafia gang.
The first thing we are going to do is know the etymological origin of the term gangster that concerns us now. Specifically, we can determine that it is a word that derives from English, since it is the result of the sum of two lexical components of said language:
-The noun "gang", which can be translated as " gang " or "gang".
-The pejorative suffix "-ster", which is used to indicate the person who is performing an action.
What is a gangster
A gangster is a member of a mafia group . This English term came to our language as gangster , a word accepted by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) in its dictionary.
A gangster or gangster, therefore, is an individual who is part of an organized gang of criminals . Gangsters generally have their radius of action in the most populated cities.
Gangsters are part of criminal organizations.
Way of acting
Gangsters are criminals who act together. A gangster gang is a criminal organization that uses intimidation and violence to achieve its objectives.
Clandestine gambling and trafficking in illegal goods are two of the most common activities of gangsters. They also engage in threats and extortion . Sometimes, the gangster sets up a legal business as a front and thus masks his illegal actions.
Al Capone, the most famous gangster
Many gangsters became famous for the magnitude of their crimes. Possibly the best-known gangster in history is Al Capone , born on January 17, 1899 in New York and died on January 25, 1947 in Miami .
Al Capone presented himself as an "antiques dealer" but he became the most important criminal in Chicago . Among the businesses he ran were alcohol trafficking during Prohibition , illegal gambling, and prostitution. Despite these crimes , he ended up being imprisoned for tax evasion.
Other known criminals
Salvatore Lucania , known as Lucky Luciano , was another infamous gangster. He was born on November 24, 1897 in Sicily and died on January 26, 1962 in Naples , although he performed in the United States .
In the same way, we must not overlook others who also went down in history as very relevant gangsters. We are referring to figures such as:
– Virginia Hill , who not only worked for Al Capone but was also the partner of one of the most important alcohol distributors during the aforementioned Prohibition. What she did was murder her boyfriend in order to run the business.
– Frank Costello was another very relevant and dangerous gangster in the United States. His origins were Italian and in North American lands he not only played an essential role in organized crime but also built a true empire with control of the game.