- mugger mug·ger n
- ['mʌɡə(r)]
aggressore m, rapinatore (-trice)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
mugger mug·ger n
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mug·ger — /ˈmʌgɚ/ noun, pl gers [count] : a person who attacks and robs another person : a criminal who mugs someone The police arrested the mugger … Useful english dictionary
hug|ger-mug|ger — «HUHG uhr MUHG uhr», noun, adjective, adverb, verb. –n. 1. confusion; disorder; muddle: »In the hugger mugger of their hasty departure they had forgotten the dog. 2. Archaic. secrecy; concealment: »We have done but greenly, In hugger mugger to… … Useful english dictionary
Mugger — 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mugger — mug|ger [ˈmʌgə US ər] n someone who attacks people in a public place and robs them … Dictionary of contemporary English
mugger — mug|ger [ mʌgər ] noun count someone who attacks people in public places and steals their money, jewelry, or other possessions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mugger — mug·ger … English syllables
mugger — I mug•ger [[t]ˈmʌg ər[/t]] n. one who mugs, esp. one who assaults a person with intent to rob • Etymology: 1860–65, amer. II mug•ger [[t]ˈmʌg ər[/t]] n. cvb one who grimaces in an attention getting way III mug•ger or mug•gar or mug•gur [[t]ˈmʌg… … From formal English to slang
Hugger-mugger — Hug ger mug ger, n. [Scot. huggrie muggrie; Prov. E. hugger to lie in ambush, mug mist, muggard sullen.] 1. Privacy; secrecy. Commonly in the phrase in hugger mugger, with haste and secrecy. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Many things have been done in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hugger-mugger — Hug ger mug ger, a. 1. Secret; clandestine; sly. [1913 Webster] 2. Confused; disorderly; slovenly; mean; as, hugger mugger doings. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hugger-mugger — hug•ger mug•ger [[t]ˈhʌg ərˌmʌg ər[/t]] n. 1) disorder or confusion; muddle 2) secrecy; reticence 3) secret or clandestine 4) disorderly or confused 5) in a stealthy or disorderly manner; secretively or confusedly 6) to keep secret or concealed;… … From formal English to slang
Crocodilus palustris — Mugger 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
