mugger1

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

mugger2

[muhg-er] /ˈmʌg ər/
noun
1.
a broad-snouted crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southern Asia, that grows to a length of about 16 feet (4.88 meters).
Also, muggar, muggur.
Origin
1835-45; < Hindi magar
Examples from the web for mugger
  • The bird is not another creature struggling to exist in a snowfield but an opportunistic mugger from the polar wastes.
  • In plain language: the previously unremarkable mugger's face now evokes terror.
  • The mugger left for over an hour and came back and finished killing her.
  • Hugger-mugger is part of life, especially under modern political conditions.
  • The mugger came from a broken home and was trying to lift himself out of poverty.
  • He told a police officer who spoke with him there that he had been shot by a mugger.
  • These swindlers use the phone as a weapon in much the same way that a mugger uses a handgun.
  • Imagine having to ask the mugger to wait while you take your pants down and fish out the mace.
  • Carry a small amount of cash in your wallet, enough to appease a mugger.
  • The enemy, as usual, is the big-city mugger raised to nightmare proportions.
British Dictionary definitions for mugger

mugger1

/ˈmʌɡə/
noun
1.
(informal) a person who commits robbery with violence, esp in the street
2.
(mainly US & Canadian) a person who overacts

mugger2

/ˈmʌɡə/
noun
1.
a large freshwater crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, inhabiting marshes and pools of India and Ceylon Also called marsh crocodile
Word Origin
C19: from Hindi magar
Word Origin and History for mugger
n.

1865, agent noun from mug (v.1).

Slang definitions & phrases for mugger

mugger

noun
  1. An actor or comedian who makes exaggerated faces, grimaces, etc, for humorous effect: where this trivial mugger is performing (1892+)
  2. A thief who uses extreme physical violence: apparently the victim of muggers/ A knife or an armlock around the throat has been the favorite technique of muggers (1865+)