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charity mugger

charity mugger noun: a person employed by a charity, or by an intermediary fundraising agency employed by the charity, who stands in the street and invites passersby to set up standing orders or direct debits to make regular donations to the charity.

Noun

charity mugger (plural charity muggers)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) A person employed by a charity, or by an intermediary fundraising agency employed by the charity, who stands in the street and invites passersby to set up standing orders or direct debits to make regular donations to the charity.
    Synonyms:
    chugger

Synonyms of charity mugger

Forms of charity mugger

pluralcharity muggers

Questions about charity mugger

What does charity mugger mean?
Charity mugger means a person employed by a charity, or by an intermediary fundraising agency employed by the charity, who stands in the street and invites passersby to set up standing orders or direct debits to make regular donations to the charity.
What part of speech is charity mugger?
Charity mugger is a noun.
What is the plural of charity mugger?
The plural of charity mugger is charity muggers.

Words near charity mugger in the dictionary

  1. charity cases
  2. charity girl
  3. charity girls
  4. charity label
  5. charity labels
  6. charity mugger
  7. charity muggers
  8. charity shop
  9. charity shops
  10. charity stamp
  11. charity stamps

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