mudlark: Meaning and Definition of

mud•lark

1. a person who gains a livelihood by searching for iron, coal, old ropes, etc., in mud or low tide.
2. a street urchin.
3. either of two black and white birds, Grallina cyanoleuca, of Australia, or G. bruijni, of New Guinea, that builds a large, mud nest.

1. to grub or play in mud.