mugger
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈmʌɡər/
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- Last week, a mugger attacked a woman in the park and stole her purse.
So I, I went in, auditioned, cast me as this mugger on a subway.
- So I, I went in, auditioned, cast me as this mugger on a subway.
- I was talking to some muggers and I was just asking them, how are you so bold to just walk up to somebody and just hit him in the head and take their money?
- He basically said inflation is as bad as a mugger.
- The and him him draw the the muggers are looking through the wallet and he drops down behind the smoke.
- Grasses, Child molesters, women, beaters, burglars, muggers.
Examples
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Timmons was killed by a mugger in an alley last night.
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There are thugs, and muggers, and creeps in this park at night!
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The way I feel, no mugger or murderer would mess with me.
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321 Prospect Place - Day: Sam and the mugger approach a tenement building at 321 Prospect Place.
Fiction book (1990) -
His criminals, the Central Park muggers, hover around female joggers and trash cans in Central Park like vultures.
Fiction book (1997) -
He learned to be cautious after a mugger threatened him during a late-night walk.
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The police are searching for the mugger who robbed the convenience store.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who steals from others by using or threatening to hurt them
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4.6
A person who steals from people or places, often using a weapon
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2.8
A person who steals money from a bank, often using violence or threats
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8.8
A person who attacks places to steal things
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9.9
A person who steals from others, often using force or threats
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7.9
A man who threatens people with a weapon to steal money
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9.1
A man who threatens people with a weapon to take their money
A young person who uses threats or physical force to steal from people
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
A person who asks people for charity money in a pushy way on streets or near shops
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mugger comes from the verb mug, which means 'to attack and rob'. A helpful way to remember it is that mug once meant 'face', so a mugger is someone who attacks a person and takes their things, often in a public place.