gang member
Part of crew
A gang member is someone who belongs to a street gang—a group typically involved in criminal activity and territorial control.
The term carries strong associations with violence, drugs, and urban crime, though membership ranges from peripheral associates to committed participants.
Police identified him as a known gang member.
She worried her son was becoming a gang member.
Organized crime member
- thugViolent criminal
- hoodlumViolent young criminal
- outlawFugitive from justice
- banditArmed roadside thief
criminal · felon · delinquent · offender · racketeer · enforcer · hitman · drug dealer
Working team aboard
- cliqueExclusive social group
- posseArmed group pursuing fugitives
- setArrange in position
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
cartel · mafia · triad · yakuza · organization · chapter · turf · territory
Public urban roadway
- hoodAttached head covering
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- ghettoSegregated urban quarter
barrio · projects · urban · turf war · drive-by · shootout · beef · rivalry
Loyalty owed to authority
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- solidarityUnity among allies
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- bondBinding tie or connection
code · honor · respect · protection · ride-or-die · oath · trust · commitment
mobster
Organized crime member
bandit · criminal · felon · delinquent · offender · racketeer · enforcer · hitman · drug dealer · smuggler
crew
Working team aboard
syndicate · cartel · mafia · triad · yakuza · organization · chapter · turf · territory · colors
street
Public urban roadway
ghetto · barrio · projects · urban · turf war · drive-by · shootout · beef · rivalry · hustle
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- solidarityUnity among allies
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
bond · code · honor · respect · protection · ride-or-die · oath · trust · commitment · devotion
- Outlawsoutlaw, bandit, desperado, highwayman, robber
- delinquentsjuvenile delinquent, juvenile offender, young offender, youth offender, delinquent
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- accomplicesaccomplice, accessory, co-conspirator, abettor, collaborator
- brawlersbrawler, bruiser, fighter, scrapper, street fighter
- oath-boundsworn brother, blood brother, juror, witness
gang memberlone wolf
Self-reliant individualist
loner · civilian · ordinary citizen · free agent · hermit
gang memberpolice officer
Law enforcement agent
cop · sheriff · detective · FBI agent · prosecutor
gang memberpillar of the community
Respected local leader
choir boy · straight arrow · do-gooder · saint · innocent
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