mucker

[ muhk-er ]

noun

1. Slang. a vulgar, illbred person.
2. Informal. a person who often does or says the wrong thing; bungler.
3. (especially in mining) a person who removes muck.

mucker

/ ˈmʌkə /

noun

1. mining a person who shifts broken rock or waste
2. slang.
   1. a friend; mate
   2. a coarse person

Derived Forms

• ˈmuckerish, adjective

Other Words From

• mucker·ish adjective
• mucker·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucker¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; muck + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The mucker in the mine must belong to the same union as the man who runs the drill.

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Anybody would have done itanybody who wasnt a mucker, I mean.

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"I must have come an awful mucker," Gerda murmured, after a pause.

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Thanks, not always—I've been a mucker more than once in my life!

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Her voice had an edge of bitterness; she hadn't liked coming a mucker, nor yet being told she couldn't get through exams.

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Related Words

• buffoon
• lout