Meanings
mugger1
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.
mugger2
plural muggers · alternative magar · alternative makar
- A large crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.
Synonyms: marsh crocodile, mugger crocodile, swamp crocodile
mugger3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.
Origin
mugger · noun
- Proto-Dravidian*mokaray-“crocodile”
- Proto-Dravidian*nek-V-ḷ-“crocodile”
- Sanskritमकर“sea monster”
- Urduمَگَر“crocodile, alligator”
- Hindiमगर
- Englishmugger
Borrowed from Hindi मगर (magar) / Urdu مَگَر (magar, “crocodile, alligator”), from Sanskrit मकर (makara, “sea monster”), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *nek-V-ḷ- (“crocodile”) (DEDR 3732; reconstruction of Krishnamurti 2003) or Proto-Dravidian *mokaray- (“crocodile”), a verbal noun from *mok- / *moṅku- (“to eat greedily in large mouthfuls, devour, gobble”) (DEDR 5127 + 4897).
More words from Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit
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Bulgarian индийски крокодил
- индийски крокодил (indijski krokodil)the large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
Catalan cocodril persa
- cocodril persathe large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
Chinese Mandarin 行凶搶劫者, 行为过火的人
- 行凶搶劫者a street robber
- 行为过火的人a person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance
- 澤鱷 /泽鳄the large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
- 泽鳄 (zé'è)the large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
- 沼澤鱷 /沼泽鳄the large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
- 沼泽鳄 (zhǎozé'è)the large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
Czech pouliční lupič
- pouliční lupiča street robber
Dutch straatrover, moeraskrokodil
- straatrovera street robber
- moeraskrokodilthe large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
Estonian ründaja, röövel
- ründajaa street robber
- röövela street robber
French agresseur, crocodile des marais
- agresseura street robber
- crocodile des maraisthe large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
German Strassendieb, Straßenräuber
- Strassendieba street robber
- Straßenräubera street robber
- Straßenräuberina street robber
- Sumpfkrokodilthe large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
Hindi लुटेरा
- लुटेरा (luṭerā)a street robber
Hungarian pojáca
- pojácaa person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance
Japanese 路上の強盗, ヌマワニ
- 路上の強盗a street robber
- ヌマワニ (numawani)the large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
Latin grassātor
- grassātora street robber
Persian غارتگر, موگر
- غارتگرa street robber
- موگرa street robber
Polish bandzior, rabuś
- bandziora street robber
- rabuśa street robber
- pajaca person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance
- krokodyl błotnythe large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
Russian граби́тель
- граби́тель (grabítelʹ)a street robber
Spanish chorizo, atracador
- chorizoa street robber
- atracadora street robber
- salteadora street robber
- tenedor de caminos (disused)a street robber
- cocodrilo de las marismasthe large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
Swedish sumpkrokodil
- sumpkrokodilthe large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
Urdu انڈس مگر مچھ
- انڈس مگر مچھthe large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
Vietnamese cá sấu đầm lầy
- cá sấu đầm lầythe large crocodile Crocodylus palustris
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mugger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mugger
“mugger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mugger. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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