Associations to the word «Mugger»

Wiktionary

MUGGER, noun. A street robber.
MUGGER, noun. A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance; a gurner.
MUGGER, noun. A large crocodile, Crocodilus palustris, of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.

Dictionary definition

MUGGER, noun. A robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street).

Wise words

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