English Explanatory Dictionary

mucker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Friend, acquaintance.
  2. A comrade; a friendly, low-ranking soldier in the same situation.
  3. A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.
  4. A low or vulgar labourer.
verb
  1. To scrape together (money, etc.) by mean labour or shifts.
noun
  1. A follower of the religious teachings of Johann Heinrich Schönherr (1770–1826) and Johann Wilhelm Ebel (1784–1861).

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌkə(ɹ)/ En-au-mucker.ogg

Word forms

mucker muckers muckering muckered

Etymology

From muck + -er.

Synonyms

friend

Derived words

go a mucker hand mucker muckerish muckerism

Translations

Czech: kámoš Czech: parťák German: Kumpel
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