mugger
1. [ noun ] (law,criminal law) a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)
Related terms: mug
2. [ noun ] (law,criminal law) a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
Synonyms: robber
Related terms: thief attacker bank_robber rob
Similar spelling:   muser
  Musser
  musher
  mucor