Meaning & use
Mugger
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A person who robs someone using force or the threat of force, typically in a public place.
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A mugger grabbed her purse and ran off before anyone could react.
City officials increased street lighting in the park after a string of mugger attacks.
A note on using this word
Confusingly, 'mugger' is also the common name of a species of crocodile native to South Asia, from the Hindi word 'magar' meaning crocodile, unrelated to the crime sense.
Words with a similar meaning
robberassailant
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A broad-snouted crocodile native to South Asia and Iran.
The mugger crocodile basked motionless on the riverbank in the afternoon sun.
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