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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Example Sentences
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New, old skipper Joe Root might wonder about the chaos his old mucker has left behind.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
A happy, happy bowler is congratulated by his team-mates with a special half man-hug from his old mucker Anderson.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2020
Prodded by the tour guide, Marty McNamee, a third-generation miner with a scraggly beard and a light-up helmet, Hunter approached a rusted track mucker.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2019
Mine officials said the mucker would accelerate the pace of digging since the time-consuming practice of securing the tunnel roof as digging proceeded was unnecessary for a drone.
From Reuters ● Apr. 17, 2011
“Well, Fan, if there’s anything in this world clearer than another, it’s that by getting married we’ve both made a mucker of it.”
From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid
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