I. ˈməkə(r) verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: freq. of muck (II)
transitive verb
: botch , bungle , snarl , tangle
intransitive verb
: wander , loiter , dawdle , putter , fool , trifle
II. noun
( -s )
chiefly Britain : muck 4
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: muck (I) + -er
1. chiefly Britain : cropper III
2.
a.
(1) : a coarse boorish person : oaf , philistine
(2) : cad
(3) : one that lacks the qualities of a good sportsman
(4) : bastard 7
b. : a tough sometimes vicious individual : roughneck
• muck·er·ish -k(ə)rish adjective
IV. ˈməkə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: muck (II) + -er
: one that clears away material (as earth, gravel, rock) from a working area: as
a. : a mine worker who scrapes up the chippings left in the channels made by a coal-cutting machine
b. : one that clears bark and debris from a log landing