mucker

mucker
noun
  1. (Brit. informal)a friend or companion. (see muck)
    (英,非正式)朋友,伙伴
    we felt like old muckers.
    我们觉得像是老朋友。
  2. (US informal, dated)a rough or coarse person
    (美,非正式,旧)粗俗的人;无赖
  3. a person who removes dirt and waste, especially from mines or stables. muck
    (矿、马厩等)清理工,清洁工
常用词组
come a mucker
  1. (Brit. informal, dated). another way of saying come a cropper (see cropper)
    (英,非正式,旧)。 同 come a cropper (见cropper)
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: from muck + -er; sense 2 probably from the phrase muck in. Sense 3 is probably from German Mucker 'sulky person'
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