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mugger

noun

Definition of mugger

as in robber

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Recent Examples of mugger An architect sees his wife killed and his daughter raped by muggers and responds by embarking on a vigilante shooting spree. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 The Promethean is a triumphant calling, not a mugger in an underpass. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 The story documented the stabbing death of a 24-year-old father of two who was attacked by an armed mugger outside a casino in the city’s upscale Knightsbridge neighborhood. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2025 Will Death Wish inspire an actual vigilante to murder muggers? — Andrew Tobias, Vulture, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mugger

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Noun

The robbers were given a key and information about the property by Anthony Black, a security guard at the warehouse whose sister was in a relationship with Robinson.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
On Saturday, around seven masked robbers shut off the alarms and surveillance cameras surrounding one of Marchesi Antinori’s cellars in Cortona.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of robber

Noun

The idea was that in the wake of the death of my main series for 12 years, Destiny, this Splatoon looter shooter could make that sting a bit less.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
If the idea of a Splatoon looter-shooter appeals to you, then Splatoon Raiders should be on your radar.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of looter

Noun

Then in 1989, an assailant attacked an elementary school in Stockton, California, using an assault rifle to kill five people and wound 29, prompting public outcry and calls to restrict such weapons.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Greene-Placentia said she was attacked, subdued and then woke up to find that she was being raped by an unknown assailant.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of assailant

Noun

When Denny strolls in, his parents figure out the mistake, their relief tested by the kidnapper’s insistence that the ransom remains the same.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
When his son suddenly turns up alive and well, Mark and his psychiatrist wife, Abigail (Kerry Washington), realize that the kidnapper accidentally took the child of Ramón (Luis Gerardo Méndez), their housekeeper’s undocumented day-laborer boyfriend.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of kidnapper

Noun

The captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and restrain the attacker.

— SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Crash axes The UAE’s attorney general’s statement was the first time authorities have clarified the weapon the attacker used.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacker

Noun

Sadness, shock, and anger manifested at a vigil in Mattapan Tuesday night, as the community prayed for the woman who was hit and killed during an alleged carjacker's reckless escape attempt last Saturday.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 24 June 2026
The man matching the description of the carjacker was found running away from the last car reported stolen, MDSO said, near Southwest 152nd Avenue and Sunset Drive.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026

Definition of carjacker

Noun

Need to Know A police chief and travel agent on Tiktok says to only carry a crossbody bag on vacation in order to avoid becoming a target for pickpockets.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, costarring Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, Victoria Moroles, Steve Buscemi and Jamie Lee Curtis, follows Turturro’s aging pickpocket and Esposito as the detective on his tail.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of pickpocket

Noun

Some are caught on doorbell or security cameras that offer vital clues; others are taken within sight of witnesses who can point police toward a potential abductor.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Tapped into the camera feed via laptop on the plane to Guantanamo, Joe recognizes Sokolov’s contact as Renat, her lead abductor.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of abductor

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