MUCKER

Etymology

Noun

mucker (plural muckers)

(UK, slang, Southern England, Northern Ireland) friend, acquaintance

(slang, British Army) A comrade; a friendly, low-ranking soldier in the same situation.

A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.

(archaic, derogatory) A low or vulgar labourer.

Usage notes

• Mucker, in the friendly senses, is used almost exclusively by a man to another man.

Synonyms

• (friend): See friend

Verb

mucker (third-person singular simple present muckers, present participle muckering, simple past and past participle muckered)

(obsolete, transitive) To scrape together (money, etc.) by mean labour or shifts.

Etymology

Noun

Mucker (plural Muckers)

(historical, religion) A follower of the religious teachings of Johann Heinrich Schönherr (1770–1826) and Johann Wilhelm Ebel (1784–1861).

Source: Wiktionary

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Muck"er, n.

Definition: A term of reproach for a low or vulgar labor person. [Slang]

Muck"er, v. t.

Definition: To scrape together, as money, by mean labor or shifts. [Obs.] Udall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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