# muckworm

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A larva living in mud or manure.
2. Someone who gathers wealth through overwork of employees and sordid means; a miser.

## Etymology
From muck + worm.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/muckworm