mucker

noun

1. (Britain, slang, southern) friend

- Fancy a pint, me old mucker?

2. (slang, Northern Ireland) friend or acquaintance

- How's about ye mucker? = How are you?

3. (slang, British Army) typically comrade in reference to other friendly, low-ranking soldiers in the same situation.

- Go talk to your mucker!

4. A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.

5. (archaic, derogatory) A low or vulgar labourer.

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To scrape together (money, etc.) by mean labour or shifts.