mule skinner

noun

, Informal.

1. a muleteer.

mule skinner

noun

1. an informal term for muleteer

Word History and Origins

Origin of mule skinner¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Luckily, bushes blocked some of the most vertigo-inducing views, and I had a mule skinner behind me strumming his ukulele and singing in that sweet Hawaiian male soprano that calms the rawest of nerves.

From Washington Post

A young mule skinner named Milton Humason helped to transport mechanical and optical equipment, scientists, engineers and dignitaries up the mountain.

From Literature

With the film industry in its growing stages, even a former mule skinner by the name of Hal Roach could quickly become a major player.

From Los Angeles Times

So when brother January he come home, de massa took down his long mule skinner and tied him wid a rope to a pine tree.

From Project Gutenberg

A brightly painted Indian with eagle feathered bonnet and a string of grizzly claws around his neck, won a mule skinner's money.

From Project Gutenberg