mucker

Plural: muckers

Noun

• A rude, unrefined, or vulgar person.
• Friend, acquaintance.
• A comrade; a friendly, low-ranking soldier in the same situation.
• A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.
• A low or vulgar labourer.

Verb

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

Examples

• Fancy a pint, me old mucker?
• Go and talk to your mucker!
• His opponent’s poor sportsmanship made him feel like he was playing against a true mucker.

Synonyms

friend