mucker

Meaning

Noun

1. (slang) Friend, acquaintance.
2. (slang) 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

To scrape together (money, etc.) by mean labour or shifts.

Synonyms

fail

come to grief

groundman

mucking machine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌkə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From muck + -er.