Antedating of "Gangster"

[Fred Shapiro]

Gee, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online looks like a fantastic resource.
Here's an antedating of "gangster":

gangster (OED 1896)

1888 _Brooklyn Eagle_ 21 July 2  Postmaster Hendrix has never been a
professional gangster.


Fred Shapiro


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