mucker
/ˈmʌkə(ɹ)/noun
mucker is spelled M-U-C-K-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mucker means “A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mucker is muckers.
How many letters and syllables are in mucker?
| Letters | 6: M-U-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mucker?
Mucker appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mucker?
- /ˈmʌkə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-mucker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mucker
- muckers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- muckering participle, present
- muckered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mucker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.
- 2
archaicderogatoryA low or vulgar labourer.
- 3
slangA comrade; a friendly, low-ranking soldier in the same situation.
Go and talk to your mucker!
- 4
UKslangFriend, acquaintance.
Fancy a pint, me old mucker?
noun
- 1
A follower of the religious teachings of Johann Heinrich Schönherr (1770–1826) and Johann Wilhelm Ebel (1784–1861).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo scrape together (money, etc.) by mean labour or shifts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mucker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mucker come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).