: a usually harmless freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) of the Indian subcontinent with a broad heavy snout
: one who attacks with intent to rob
: one that grimaces especially before an audience
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Andrew Tobias, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Listen to this article An NYPD cop stomped into critical condition by a pair of Bronx muggers who stole his gun was released from the hospital Wednesday.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
Surveillance photos show one mugger wearing an olive-green hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and black sneakers.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
But even when not directly tied to a mob, Tucci played tough guys and enforcers on both sides of the law, from muggers and thieves (Beethoven, Undercover Blues), to cops and district attorneys (The Feud, Kiss of Death) to straight-up killers (The Pelican Brief, Jury Duty).
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The three muggers, believed to be in their 20s, remain on the lam after the violent May 11 attack, which left 39-year-old Alberto Abreu Contreras knocked unconscious on the E. 167th St. subway station platform in Highbridge.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
On Friday, the two cops were protecting three teens from being robbed by a dozen muggers when the gang members were caught on video pelting the officers with numerous objects at about 7:30 p.m., Tisch said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
Three of the teen muggers were arrested on Saturday.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
The bus would then dump its passengers at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, where a fresh scrum of Eighth Avenue muggers and drug addicts was lying in wait.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Will Death Wish inspire an actual vigilante to murder muggers?
—Andrew Tobias, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Listen to this article An NYPD cop stomped into critical condition by a pair of Bronx muggers who stole his gun was released from the hospital Wednesday.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
Surveillance photos show one mugger wearing an olive-green hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and black sneakers.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
But even when not directly tied to a mob, Tucci played tough guys and enforcers on both sides of the law, from muggers and thieves (Beethoven, Undercover Blues), to cops and district attorneys (The Feud, Kiss of Death) to straight-up killers (The Pelican Brief, Jury Duty).
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The three muggers, believed to be in their 20s, remain on the lam after the violent May 11 attack, which left 39-year-old Alberto Abreu Contreras knocked unconscious on the E. 167th St. subway station platform in Highbridge.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
On Friday, the two cops were protecting three teens from being robbed by a dozen muggers when the gang members were caught on video pelting the officers with numerous objects at about 7:30 p.m., Tisch said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
Three of the teen muggers were arrested on Saturday.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
The bus would then dump its passengers at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, where a fresh scrum of Eighth Avenue muggers and drug addicts was lying in wait.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Mugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mugger. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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