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mugger.

A person who assaults and robs others, especially in a public place.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmʌɡɚ/General-American/ˈmʌɡə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A person who assaults and robs others, especially in a public place.

  2. A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance; a gurner.

Where this word comes from

From mug + -er.

noun/ˈmʌɡɚ/General-American/ˈmʌɡə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A large crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi मगर (magar) / Urdu مَگَر (magar, “crocodile, alligator”), from Sanskrit मकर (makara, “sea monster”), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *nek-V-ḷ- (“crocodile”) (DEDR 3732; reconstruction of Krishnamurti 2003) or Proto-Dravidian *mokaray- (“crocodile”), a verbal noun from *mok- / *moṅku- (“to eat greedily in large mouthfuls, devour, gobble”) (DEDR 5127 + 4897).

adj/ˈmʌɡɚ/General-American/ˈmʌɡə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. comparative form of mug: more mug

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