: a usually harmless freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) of the Indian subcontinent with a broad heavy snout
: one who attacks with intent to rob
: one that grimaces especially before an audience
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
After Mineo was stabbed by a mugger outside of his West Hollywood apartment on Feb. 12, 1976, Mintz accompanied his body on a flight to New York and attended his funeral.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Media reports, quoting volunteers, said at least five people were injured after being stabbed by muggers.
—Julhas Alam and Al Emrun Garjon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Leopards are notoriously elusive, but this is the single best place to try and see one, as well as sloth bears, water buffalo, mugger crocodiles, and gray langurs.
—Niall Causer, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024
The mugger pulls a knife out and for a brief moment, Aren recognizes that the finance bro thinks he’s being given a gift.
—Gloria Alamrew, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2024
Listen to this article A 28-year-old man was fatally shot outside his Bronx home by a mugger early Tuesday — one of four bloody shootings in a 12-hour span that left six people wounded, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
The mugger pulls a knife out and for a brief moment, Aren recognises that the finance bro thinks he’s being given a gift.
—Gloria Alamrew, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2024
Responding officers rounded up and arrested the muggers, all men between 24 and 27 years old, and took them into custody for questioning.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024
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Rouse, who was attacked by a mugger in a Sacramento parking lot, still deals with mental health symptoms from the trauma.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
After Mineo was stabbed by a mugger outside of his West Hollywood apartment on Feb. 12, 1976, Mintz accompanied his body on a flight to New York and attended his funeral.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Media reports, quoting volunteers, said at least five people were injured after being stabbed by muggers.
—Julhas Alam and Al Emrun Garjon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Leopards are notoriously elusive, but this is the single best place to try and see one, as well as sloth bears, water buffalo, mugger crocodiles, and gray langurs.
—Niall Causer, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024
The mugger pulls a knife out and for a brief moment, Aren recognizes that the finance bro thinks he’s being given a gift.
—Gloria Alamrew, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2024
Listen to this article A 28-year-old man was fatally shot outside his Bronx home by a mugger early Tuesday — one of four bloody shootings in a 12-hour span that left six people wounded, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
The mugger pulls a knife out and for a brief moment, Aren recognises that the finance bro thinks he’s being given a gift.
—Gloria Alamrew, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2024
Responding officers rounded up and arrested the muggers, all men between 24 and 27 years old, and took them into custody for questioning.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024
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“Mugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mugger. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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