Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who removes muck from stables, etc.
- To hoard up; heap.
- To make a mess or muddle of any business; muddle; fail.
- To be dirty or untidy.
- noun A heavy fall as in the mire or muck.
- noun In Germany, a person of canting and gloomy religious tendencies; specifically
- noun one of a sect accused of immoral practices, adherents of J. W. Ebel, a clergyman in Königsberg, Prussia, about 1810-39.
- noun A person lacking refinement; a coarse, rough person.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Slang A term of reproach for a low or vulgar labor person.
- noun (Construction) An excavating machine designed to remove particulate material from within a confined area, as in a tunnel or mine.
- transitive verb obsolete To scrape together, as money, by mean labor or shifts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, slang, southern
friend - noun slang, Northern Ireland
friend oracquaintance - noun A type of worker during the construction of the first Los Angeles Aqueduct, who took out
debris . - verb obsolete, transitive To
scrape together (money, etc.) by mean labour or shifts.
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Examples
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Me old mucker from the GSFWC, Jim Steel, pointed out to me that Gwyneth Jones has reviewed INK in today's Guardian, so I nipped out to pick up a copy ... and was even happier to find that my review is directly under Audrey Niffenengger's review of Kelly Link's MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS.
More Links Hal Duncan 2007
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Me old mucker from the GSFWC, Jim Steel, pointed out to me that Gwyneth Jones has reviewed INK in today's Guardian, so I nipped out to pick up a copy ... and was even happier to find that my review is directly under Audrey Niffenengger's review of Kelly Link's MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS.
Archive 2007-03-01 Hal Duncan 2007
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So she found that she was both safer and less safe because the mucker was her companion.
The Mucker Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912
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Workers, who had lowered a remote-controlled digging machine called a mucker into the mine to speed rescue efforts, were awaiting the arrival of an electrical component so they could employ a digger with larger capacity.
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Before Tuesday's change in plans, workers had been using a remote-controlled digging machine called a mucker, advancing a total of 39 feet into the collapsed area, estimated at as long as 75 feet.
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Before Tuesday's change in plans, workers used a remote-controlled digging machine called a mucker to advance a total of 39 feet into the collapsed area, which could be as long as 75 feet.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Later Monday, the digging machine - a front-end loader modified for mining and called a mucker - will go into operation allowing them to work faster and more safely.
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So we gave him a job as a 'mucker' in chemical experiments.
Edison, His Life and Inventions Frank Lewis Dyer 1905
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The thought of the play brought a shade of despair to his brow -- pretty Miss Clegg was in the party with that "mucker" Medford.
Jane Cable George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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The fact is, "mucker" is that it's a mistake to think that there is a singular "American" view on things.
Army Rumour Service 2010
sparklya commented on the word mucker
U.S. University slang. A young person from the town, as distinct from a member of a college or university. Later also: an inferior or despised student
May 2, 2008
dontcry commented on the word mucker
or: 'townie.'
May 2, 2008
grandpa27 commented on the word mucker
A mucker in the mines was the laborer who shoveled muck, the rock and water that fell from the blast to the floor of the mine, into man cars. Woe betide the previous drilling team who forgot to lay boards down to make the mucker's job easier.
May 13, 2012
bilby commented on the word mucker
And if he had a child would he not be a fathermucker?
February 13, 2024