Definition
a person who attacks and robs someone in public, usually on the street.
Etymology
From the verb 'mug' (to attack and rob), which emerged in British slang around 1850. The verb 'mug' originally meant 'to strike in the face' and may derive from a drinking mug shape or from 'mug' as slang for 'face.'
Kelly Says
Interestingly, 'mug' first meant the drinking vessel, then became slang for 'face' (because mugs are containers), then became a verb for hitting someone in the face, then 'mugging' became urban crime—showing how one word can evolve through completely different meanings.
Translations
BNবাংলা
দুর্নীতি
door-nee-tee
CACatalà
assaltant
a-sal-tan
DEDeutsch
Überfaller
oo-ber-FAL-er
ELΕλληνικά
ληστής
les-tis
ESEspañol
asaltador
a-sal-ta-DOR
FISuomi
ryöstäjä
ryo-steh-ja
FRFrançais
agresseur
a-gres-seur
HEעברית
משתולל
mishtullal
HUMagyar
bűnöző
boen-o-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
perampok
pe-ram-pok
ITItaliano
rapinatore
ra-pee-na-to-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
pencuri
pen-choo-ree
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြမ်း
loo-kyaan
NLNederlands
overvaller
oh-ver-val-ler
PLPolski
rozbójnik
rozh-boy-nik
PTPortuguês
assaltante
a-sahl-tan-tee
RUРусский
грабитель
gra-bi-tel'
SVSvenska
rånare
ro-na-reh
SWKiswahili
mwanamke
mwa-na-m-ke
TAதமிழ்
கொள்ளையடிப்பவன்
kol-lai-a-dip-pa-van
TRTürkçe
soyguncu
soy-gun-choo
UKУкраїнська
злочинець
zlo-chin-ets
VITiếng Việt
cướp bóc
chup bok