mucker
Americannoun
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Slang. a vulgar, illbred person.
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Informal. a person who often does or says the wrong thing; bungler.
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(especially in mining) a person who removes muck.
noun
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mining a person who shifts broken rock or waste
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slang
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a friend; mate
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a coarse person
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Other Word Forms
- muckerish adjective
- muckerism noun
Etymology
Origin of mucker
Example Sentences
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The duo scored a seed round of funding from Mucker Capital in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times
Smith’s knock, with a bit of help from his Surrey mucker Gus Atkinson, got England to a competitive 267.
From BBC
He perfected the “workdays” political gimmick of spending a day doing various jobs from horse stall mucker to FBI agent and kept a meticulous diary, noting almost everyone he spoke with, everything he ate, the TV shows he watched and even his golf scores.
From Seattle Times
William Hsu is co-founder of L.A.-based venture capital firm Mucker Capital, which has hundreds of companies in its portfolio that bank with SVB.
From Los Angeles Times
He’ll play in his 178th game in the competition upon starting this evening’s match, moving ahead of his old Real Madrid mucker Iker Casillas.
From The Guardian
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