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 [muhg-er]  

mug·ger

1   [muhg-er]
noun
a person who mugs, especially one who assaults a person in order to rob him or her.
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; mug + -er1

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mug·ger

2   [muhg-er]
noun
a broad-snouted crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southern Asia, that grows to a length of about 16 feet (4.88 meters).
Also, mug·gar, mug·gur.

Origin:
1835–45; < Hindi magar
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mugger1 (ˈmʌɡə)
 
—n
1.  informal a person who commits robbery with violence, esp in the street
2.  chiefly (US), (Canadian) a person who overacts

mugger, muggar or muggur2 (ˈmʌɡə)
 
—n
Also called: marsh crocodile a large freshwater crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, inhabiting marshes and pools of India and Ceylon
 
[C19: from Hindi magar]
 
muggar, muggar or muggur2
 
—n
 
[C19: from Hindi magar]
 
muggur, muggar or muggur2
 
—n
 
[C19: from Hindi magar]

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mugger definition


  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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