A Dictionary of Dream Symbols

by Eric Ackroyd
(1) A gangster may, particularly in the dream of an intellectual or idealistic person, represent an unconscious desire to achieve one’s aims by force.

(2) The gangster may symbolize something unruly and potentially violent and destructive in your unconscious.

Strangest Dream Explanations

by Dream Explanations - Anonymous
Dreams of a gangster symbolize that you’ve been identified with machismo and violence as a tactic for persuasion. Your dream is giving you the message that there is a price you pay for power via fear and intimidation.

See Criminal, Victim and Perpetrator.

The Dream Books Symbols

by Betty Bethards
See Criminal.