User Contributed Dictionary
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌkə(r)
Noun
mucker (plural muckers)- (southern British slang) Friend.
- Fancy a pint, me old mucker?
- (Northern Irish slang) Friend or acquaintance
- Hows about ye mucker ? = How are You ?
Usage notes
- Mucker is used almost exclusively by a man to another man.
Extensive Definition
Mucker can mean:
- A colloquial term of endearment, originating from the Irish 'mo chara' meaning 'my friend'.
- A person that has run amok; a piece of fictional slang from the Hugo Award-winning novel Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner.