mugger
English
/ˈmʌɡɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A street robber.
- A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance; a gurner.
Etymology
Suffix from English mug (contemptible stupid person, gullible easily cheated person).
Origin
English
mug
Gloss
contemptible stupid person, gullible easily cheated person
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Muggle English
- builder's mug English
- mug English
- mugful English
- muggable English
- muggee English
- muggen English
- mughouse English
- mugless English
- mugup English
- mugweed English
- thundermug English
- toothmug English
- mug French
- mugg Swedish
- マグ Japanese
- muga Irish
- mẁg Welsh
- mỳg Welsh
- မတ်ခွက် Burmese
- মগ Assamese
- 馬克杯 Chinese
- 머그잔 Korean