muggers
Violent purse snatchers
Muggers is the plural of mugger—a person who attacks and robs people in public places, typically with violence or the threat of it: The park became known for muggers after dark.
In South Asian contexts, a mugger is also a broad-snouted freshwater crocodile.
Those who steal forcibly
- assailantsPeople who attack others
- attackersThose launching offensive action
- thievesThose who commit larceny
- banditsArmed robbers, often roving
footpads · highwaymen · thugs · hoodlums · gangsters · felons · perpetrators · offenders
Surprise strike from concealment
- assaultViolent offensive act
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- threatIndication of potential harm
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
weapon · knife · demand · grab · snatch · flee · escape · disguise
Narrow urban passage
- streetlightRoadside illumination fixture
- shadowsDark areas from blocked light
- darknessTotal absence of light
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
underpass · parking garage · subway · deserted · secluded · nighttime · city · downtown
Object of pursuit
- preyAnimal being hunted
- markVisible impression or sign
- passerbyOne who walks past
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
tourist · commuter · stranger · bystander · vulnerable · unsuspecting · alone · distracted
Warming oneself pleasantly
- riverbankLand bordering a stream
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- ambush predatorHunter that strikes from concealment
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
reptile · scales · jaws · nest · hatchlings · wetland · sanctuary · conservation
robbers
Those who steal forcibly
- assailantsPeople who attack others
- attackersThose launching offensive action
- thievesThose who commit larceny
bandits · footpads · highwaymen · thugs · hoodlums · gangsters · felons · perpetrators · offenders · crooks
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
- assaultViolent offensive act
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- threatIndication of potential harm
intimidation · weapon · knife · demand · grab · snatch · flee · escape · disguise · accomplice
alleyway
Narrow urban passage
- streetlightRoadside illumination fixture
- shadowsDark areas from blocked light
- darknessTotal absence of light
backstreet · underpass · parking garage · subway · deserted · secluded · nighttime · city · downtown · neighborhood
target
Object of pursuit
pedestrian · tourist · commuter · stranger · bystander · vulnerable · unsuspecting · alone · distracted · elderly
basking
Warming oneself pleasantly
- riverbankLand bordering a stream
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- ambush predatorHunter that strikes from concealment
freshwater · reptile · scales · jaws · nest · hatchlings · wetland · sanctuary · conservation
muggersbeat cops
Officers patrolling assigned neighborhoods
police officers · cops · law enforcement · patrol officers · security guards
muggersvictims
Those who suffer harm
targets · prey · innocent bystanders · marks
muggersprotectors
Those who guard others
defenders · guardians · bodyguards · escorts · Good Samaritans
- charity muggerPushy street fundraiser
- mugged offDeliberately made to seem stupid