Mudlark
[MUD-lark]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: English, 18th century
1.
A person who scavenges in river mud for objects of value.
2.
(Historical) A street urchin.
Examples of Mudlark in a sentence
"Wendall wanted to be a modern mudlark."
"Milton found many accounts of mudlark life in the London Library."
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