Definition of "mudlark" [mudlark]

• A pig; pork. (noun)
• One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London during the Industrial Revolution. Also applies to a person scavenging sewers. A person that begs near a river. (rare) A sewer cleaner. (rare) (noun)
• A child who spends most of their time in the streets especially in slum areas. A child who plays in the mud. Any dirty or unkempt person. (noun)
• Nickname for a soldier of the Royal Engineers. (noun)
• Assorted birds that are found in muddy places or build their nests with mud. Especially Anthus petrosus and Alauda arvensis. (noun)

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• "It was found by a mudlark – one of the small army of amateur archaeologists who scour the beaches and mudflats of the river at low tide."
• "You wade along in this way step by step, like a mudlark at Portsmouth"
• "With the aid of a mudlark -- a mere barge boy, who probably had no more right on the barge than Jules himself -- Racksole had won his game."