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Mugger vs Kidnapper - What's the difference?

mugger | kidnapper |

As nouns the difference between mugger and kidnapper

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 kidnapper is a person who kidnaps someone.

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.

    • kidnapper

    English

    Alternative forms

    * kidnapers

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who kidnaps someone.

    • Related terms

    * kidnap

    Derived terms

    * catnapper * dognapper * petnapper