Definitions for mugger

mugger mug·ger

Spelling: [muhg-er]
IPA: /ˈmʌg ər/

Mugger is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 57 anagrams from letters in mugger (eggmru).

Definitions for mugger

noun

  1. a person who mugs, especially one who assaults a person in order to rob him or her.
  2. a broad-snouted crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southern Asia, that grows to a length of about 16 feet (4.88 meters).

Origin of mugger

An Americanism dating back to 1860-65; mug + -er1

Examples for mugger

"That little white child which I did not get," said the mugger, with a deep sigh.

Now a mugger's sigh is the most suggestive sound in animal speech.

She loses her eyesight year by year, and cannot tell a log from me—the mugger of the Ghaut.

The mugger opened his left eye, and looked keenly at the Adjutant.

The mugger turned grunting into the undergrowth as Krishna rose.

Said a boatman, 'Get axes and kill him, for he is the mugger of the ford.'

Not that Walt was a mugger—as far as I know; but that's the pattern of the enclave.

Amazingly, the mugger has actually been caught and the phone restored to its rightful owner.

Yes, some will fairly argue that a mugger could have a gun and will kill you if put up a fight.

"My child, I heard nothing," said the mugger, shutting one eye.

Word Value for mugger
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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