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Meaning of MUGGER

Pronunciation:  'mugur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mug"ger\, n. Also Muggar \Mug"gar\, Muggur \Mug"gur\
[Hind. magar, fr. Skr. makara sea monster.]
The common crocodile ({Crocodilus palustris}) of India, the
East Indies, etc. It becomes twelve feet or more long.
 
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