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mug·ger 1

 (mŭg′ər)
n.
1. One who commits a mugging.
2. One who makes exaggerated faces, as in performing.

mug·ger 2

 (mŭg′ər)
n.
A large freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) of South Asia, having a very broad snout.
[Hindi magar, from Sanskrit makaraḥ, crocodile, of Dravidian origin.]
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mugger

(ˈmʌɡə)
n
1. (Law) informal a person who commits robbery with violence, esp in the street
2. (Theatre) chiefly US and Canadian a person who overacts

mugger

(ˈmʌɡə) ,

muggar

or

muggur

n
(Animals) a large freshwater crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, inhabiting marshes and pools of India and Sri Lanka. Also called: marsh crocodile
[C19: from Hindi magar]
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mug•ger1

(ˈmʌg ər)

n.
one who mugs, esp. one who assaults a person with intent to rob.
[1860–65, Amer.]

mug•ger3

(ˈmʌg ər)
n.
one who grimaces in an attention-getting way.

mug•ger2

or mug•gar or mug•gur

(ˈmʌg ər)

n.
a broad-snouted crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of S Asia, that grows to a length of about 16 ft. (4.88 m).
[1835–45; < Hindi magar]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mugger - a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)mugger - a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)
robber - a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
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Translations
حَرَامِيمُهاجِم سارِق، مٌعْتَدٍ
lupič
overfaldsmandvoldsmand
pahoinpitelijä
ulični kriminalac
árásarmaîur og ræningi
強盗
노상 강도
ropar
rånare
คนข่มขู่เพื่อชิงทรัพย์
kẻ cướp

mugger

[ˈmʌgəʳ] N → atracador(a) m/f, asaltante mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mugger

[ˈmʌgər] n → agresseur m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mugger

n → Straßenräuber(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mugger

[ˈmʌgəʳ] n → aggressore m, rapinatore/trice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mug3

(mag) – past tense, past participle mugged – verb
to attack and usually rob. He was mugged when coming home late at night.
ˈmugger noun
a person who attacks others in this way.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

mugger

→ حَرَامِي lupič voldsmand Straßenräuber κακοποιός atracador pahoinpitelijä assaillant ulični kriminalac rapinatore 強盗 노상 강도 straatdief raner bandyta uliczny assaltante грабитель rånare คนข่มขู่เพื่อชิงทรัพย์ kapkaççı kẻ cướp 抢劫犯
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