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mucker

American  
[muhk-er] / ˈmʌk ər /

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 British  
/ ˈmʌkə /

noun

  1. mining a person who shifts broken rock or waste

  2. slang

    1. a friend; mate

    2. a coarse person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • muckerish adjective
  • muckerism noun

Etymology

Origin of mucker

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

Example Sentences

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Smith’s knock, with a bit of help from his Surrey mucker Gus Atkinson, got England to a competitive 267.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

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

Carter is the first to congratulate his old mucker, everyone is obviously delighted for the dreadlocked centre.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2015

If he could leave out his long-time mucker Shaun Edwards from his coaching team, you knew he wasn't going to shirk the hard decisions on the playing side.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2013

"Well, have you seen the mucker Prescott?" called Bert airily.

From Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point Standing Firm for Flag and Honor by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

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