mucker

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmʌkə/

noun

  • 1a person who removes dirt and waste, especially from mines or stables.
  • 2British informal a friend or companion: we felt like old muckers
  • 3US informal, dated a rough or coarse person.

Phrases

come a mucker

British informal, datedanother way of saying come a cropper (see cropper).

Origin:

Middle English: from muck + -er1; mucker (sense 2) probably from the phrase muck in. mucker (sense 3) is probably from German Mucker 'sulky person'