mudlark
(now, rare, chiefly, historical) One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London.
Definitions
UK
#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(now, rare, chiefly, historical) One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London.
Was this helpful?
Comments
UK
#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(slang, now, rare) A pig; pork.
Besides these, there were the mudlark and the scupple hunter: the former prowling about at low water, receiving in his small bag such petty packages as he could get from his dishonest friends on board; and the later sneaking about the wh…
Was this helpful?
Comments
UK
#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
A child who plays in the mud; a child that spends most of its time in the streets, a street urchin.
Dr. Fiona Haughey, a London archaeologist who has worked on the Thames since the 1990s, said that although some mudlarks are looking for valuables, others are looking for a connection with the everyday objects of a bygone Britain.
Was this helpful?
Comments
Used in
UK
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "mudlark".
🇬🇧About British & Irish slang slang
UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
See all British & Irish slang slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "mudlark" (M)
Mudaliarmudbugmud cakemud-crushermud-eyemudflatsmud mapmudroommudsledmud sloggermud sticksmud student
Browse all slang words starting with M.