mucker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈmʌkə(ɹ)/
Etymology
By surface analysis, muck + -er. Compare Swedish mokare/mockare (“one who cleans dung”, agent noun) → rörmokare/rörmockare (“plumber”, literally “pipe mucker”). Compare the military sense to Finnish mokkeri (“private”, colloquial), to Swedish mocka (“to clean muck”); and Swedish mecka/meka (“to repair or improve (mechanical) equipment”), to meckaniker (“mechanic”); also Swedish mucka (“to complete military service”), from Tavringer Romani mucka (“to be released”). The military sense might also derive from a slur, a common practice in military lingo.
Meanings
- A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.
- (archaic, derogatory) A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable. ▸ A low or vulgar labourer.
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(British-Army, slang) A comrade; a friendly, low-ranking soldier in the same situation.
Too fucking late, son. I didn't want my mucker blown into tiny bits.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 246:Go and talk to your mucker!
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(Northern-Ireland, Southern-England, UK, slang) Friend, acquaintance.
Fancy a pint, me old mucker?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| muckers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
muckerish · muckerism · hand mucker · go a mucker
Synonyms
friend (friend)
Translations (12)
de Gräber (person removing muck) · de Kumpel (friend, acquaintance, comrade) · fi mokkeri (military) · sv muckare (military) · cs kámoš (friend, acquaintance, comrade) · fi mokkeri (person removing muck) · sv mokare (person removing muck) · de Lader (person removing muck) · de Schutterarbeiter (person removing muck) · cs parťák (friend, acquaintance, comrade) · sv mockare (person removing muck) · de Schutterer (person removing muck)