Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mugger

/ˈmʌɡɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: mug-ger
IPA: /ˈmʌɡɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

adj

comparative form of mug: more mug

Etymology

From mug + -er.

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: مَگَر, मकर, *nek-V-ḷ-, *mokaray-
Suffix: mug

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmʌɡɚ/
British English: /ˈmʌɡə/

Inflected Forms

muggers (plural) magar (alternative) makar (alternative)

Derived Forms

chugger

Phrases

charity mugger mike mugger hugger-mugger

Frequently Paired Words

hugger-mugger

Synonyms

marsh crocodile mugger crocodile swamp crocodile

Homonyms

mugga (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

bugger slugger duggar hugger dugger brugger debugger lugger rugger plugger tugger chugger

Questions

How do you pronounce mugger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌɡɚ/.
What does mugger mean?: A person who assaults and robs others, especially in a public place.
Where does mugger come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce mugger

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