English

Noun

mucker ‎(plural muckers)

1. (Britain, slang, Southern England, Northern Ireland) friend, acquaintance

   Fancy a pint, me old mucker?

2. (slang, British Army) Typically comrade in reference to other friendly, low-ranking soldiers in the same situation.

   Go talk to your mucker!

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

Translations

Verb

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

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

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