mugger
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmʌɡɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmʌɡə/
- Homophone: mugga (in nonrhotic accents)
- Rhymes: -ʌɡə(ɹ)
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
mugger (plural muggers)
- A person who assaults and robs others, especially in a public place.
- A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance; a gurner.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a street robber
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
mugger (plural muggers)
- A large crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.
- Synonyms: marsh crocodile, mugger crocodile
Alternative forms edit
Translations edit
the large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
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