Where does “mullocker” come from?

mullocker (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

mullocker (English): A worker who clears waste material from a mine

Definitions

  1. A worker who clears waste material from a mine

Ancestry of “mullocker”, step by step

mullocker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English mullock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmullockRubbish, waste matter; Waste rock from which the...
2EnglishockAlternative spelling of och
3Arabicأَخbrother; my brother
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر