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mugger

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) mugger (noun)
  2. 2) mugger (noun)
  3. 3) mugger (noun)
  4. hugger-mugger (noun)
  5. hugger-mugger (adjective)

1mug·ger

noun \ˈmə-gər\

Definition of MUGGER

: a usually harmless freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) of the Indian subcontinent with a broad heavy snout

Origin of MUGGER

Hindi & Urdu magar, from Sanskrit makara water monster
First Known Use: 1844

Rhymes with MUGGER

bugger, chugger, hugger, lugger, plugger, rugger, slugger, tugger

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