Mucker

//ˈmʌkə(ɹ)// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Friend, acquaintance. Northern-Ireland, Southern-England, UK, slang

    "Fancy a pint, me old mucker?"

  2. 2
    A follower of the religious teachings of Johann Heinrich Schönherr (1770–1826) and Johann Wilhelm Ebel (1784–1861). historical
  3. 3
    A comrade; a friendly, low-ranking soldier in the same situation. British-Army, slang

    "Go and talk to your mucker!"

  4. 4
    A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.
  5. 5
    A low or vulgar labourer. archaic, derogatory
Verb
  1. 1
    To scrape together (money, etc.) by mean labour or shifts. obsolete, transitive

    "In tyme of plentie the riche too vpp mucker Corne, Grayne, or Chafre hopinge vppon dearthe."

Synonyms

All synonyms
amigoarrivistebabberbabbittbad lotbeachcomber

Example

More examples

"Too fucking late, son. I didn't want my mucker blown into tiny bits."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From muck + -er.

Etymology 2

From German Mucker (“grumbler”).

Related phrases

go a muckerhand muckerscrape together

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