mugger

mugger
mugger1
/mug"euhr/, n.
a person who mugs, esp. one who assaults a person in order to rob him or her.
[1860-65, Amer.; MUG + -ER1]
mugger2
/mug"euhr/, n.
a broad-snouted crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southern Asia, that grows to a length of about 16 ft. (4.88 m).
Also, muggar, muggur.
[1835-45; < Hindi magar]

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