MUGGER Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word mugger. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MUGGER
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assailant | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who attacks | ||||||||
attacker | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who attacks | ||||||||
bandit | nounn | |||||||
noun • an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | ||||||||
brigand | nounn | |||||||
noun • an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | ||||||||
crook | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime • a circular segment of a curve • a long staff with one end being hook shaped verb • bend or cause to bend | ||||||||
footpad | nounn | |||||||
noun • a highwayman who robs on foot | ||||||||
highwayman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | ||||||||
hijacker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it • someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination | ||||||||
larcenist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who commits larceny | ||||||||
looter | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||||||||
marauder | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who attacks in search of booty | ||||||||
pickpocket | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places | ||||||||
pilferer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who steals without using violence | ||||||||
plunderer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||||||||
raider | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) • a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management | ||||||||
robber | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence | ||||||||
ruffian | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow | ||||||||
stealer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it | ||||||||
swindler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | ||||||||
thief | nounn | |||||||
noun • a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it |