As nouns the difference between mugger and bandit
is that mugger is a street robber or mugger can be a large crocodile crocodilus palustris of southwest asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout while bandit is bandit.
mugger
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(
en noun)
A street robber.
A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance; a gurner.
Etymology 2
From (etyl).
Noun
(
en noun)
A large crocodile Crocodilus palustris of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.
bandit
English
Noun
(
en noun)
one who robs others
an outlaw
one who cheats others
(military) An enemy aircraft.
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