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mucker

muck·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhk-er]
    • /ˈmʌk ər/
    • /ˈmʌk.ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhk-er]
    • /ˈmʌk ər/

Definitions of mucker word

  • noun mucker Slang. a vulgar, illbred person. 1
  • noun mucker Informal. a person who often does or says the wrong thing; bungler. 1
  • noun mucker (especially in mining) a person who removes muck. 1
  • noun mucker A rough or coarse person. 1
  • noun mucker a person who shifts broken rock or waste 0
  • noun mucker a friend; mate 0

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Origin of mucker

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1890-95; muck + -er1

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Parts of speech for Mucker

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mucker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

mucker usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mucker

noun mucker

  • rustic — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
  • clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
  • oaf — a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
  • tightwad — a close-fisted or stingy person.
  • beast — You can refer to an animal as a beast, especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one.

Top questions with mucker

  • what does mucker mean?
  • what does me old mucker mean?

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