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mugger

noun
/ˈmʌɡɚ/US/ˈmʌɡə/UK

Etymology

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).

  1. derived from *mokaray-✻ — “crocodile”
  2. derived from *nek-V-ḷ-✻ — “crocodile”
  3. derived from मकर — “sea monster”
  4. borrowed from مَگَر — “crocodile, alligator”
  5. borrowed from मगर

Definitions

  1. A person who assaults and robs others, especially in a public place.

  2. A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance

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

  3. A large crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled…

    A large crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. comparative form of mug

      comparative form of mug: more mug

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