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mugger

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mug⋅ger

1  [muhg-er]
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–noun
a person who mugs, esp. one who assaults a person in order to rob him or her.
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; mug + -er 1

mug⋅ger

2  [muhg-er]
–noun
a broad-snouted crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southern Asia, that grows to a length of about 16 ft. (4.88 m).
Also, muggar, muggur.

Origin:
1835–45; < Hindi magar
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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 crocodile (Crocodilus palustris) of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.

[Hindi magar, from Sanskrit makaraḥ, crocodile, of Dravidian origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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mugger

  1. n.
    someone, usually a male, who attacks and robs people. : I clobbered the mugger with a tire iron I carry just for such occasions.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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