MUGGER Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word mugger. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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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 | ||||||
