17
gangster(noun, person, criminal, crook, convict)
13
racketeer(noun, criminal, crook, convict, outlaw)
12
hoodlum(noun, heavy, criminal, crook, convict)
10
thug(noun, criminal, crook, convict, outlaw)
8
crook(noun, criminal, convict, thief, outlaw)
8
hooligan(noun, informal, criminal, crook, convict)
8
outlaw(noun, person, criminal, crook, convict)
7
criminal(noun, person, crook, convict, thief)
6
bandit(noun, heavy, bully, criminal, crook)
6
desperado(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thief)
6
hood(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
5
Mafioso(noun, criminal, crook, thug, wag)
5
felon(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
5
ruffian(noun, hoodlum)
4
goon(noun, gangster)
4
lawbreaker(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
4
malefactor(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
4
villain(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thief)
3
brigand(noun, criminal, crook, thief, outlaw)
3
convict(noun, criminal, crook, fugitive, offender)
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