Mucker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmʌkə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mucker is a noun meaning (UK, slang, Southern England, Northern Ireland) Friend, acquaintance.
Meaning
(UK, slang, Southern England, Northern Ireland) Friend, acquaintance.
More Meanings
- A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.
- (slang, British Army) A comrade; a friendly, low-ranking soldier in the same situation.
- (archaic, derogatory) A low or vulgar labourer.
- (obsolete, transitive) To scrape together (money, etc.) by mean labour or shifts.
Example Sentences
Go and talk to your mucker!
Fancy a pint, me old mucker?
Too fucking late, son. I didn't want my mucker blown into tiny bits.
In tyme of plentie the riche too vpp mucker Corne, Grayne, or Chafre hopinge vppon dearthe.
Word Forms
- muckers
- muckering
- muckered
Synonyms for mucker
Depending on context, synonyms include friend.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mumper, muckerism, futhermucker, muggins, muckenger, minger.
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