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Mugger vs Looter - What's the difference?

mugger | looter |

As nouns the difference between mugger and looter

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 looter is one who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.

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.

    • looter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.
    • After the hurricane, before law was restored, looters stole everything that wasn't nailed down.

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