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Mugger

/ˈmʌɡɚ/

A street robber.

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noun
  1. 1

    A street robber.

  2. 2

    A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance; a gurner.

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robbernoun(crime) A person who robs.

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robbernoun(crime) A person who robs.
burglarnounA person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft.
thiefnounOne who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
banditnounOne who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
thugnounA violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
hoodlumnounA rough or violent youth.
goonnounA thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence.
aggressornounThe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
attackernounSomeone who attacks.
assailantnounSomeone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally.
gunmannounA criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.
felonnoun(criminal law) A person who has committed a felony (“serious criminal offence”); specifically, one who has been tried and convicted of such a crime.
perpnoun(slang, law enforcement) A perpetrator.
hooligannoun(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
perpetratornounOne who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.
offendernounA person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.
abusernounOne who abuses someone or something.
bullynounA person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
roguenounA scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
mugnounA large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.

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