dunger

English

Etymology 1

dung +‎ -er

Noun

dunger (plural dungers)

1. (obsolete) A person employed to spread or transport dung.
   • 1710, John Maximilian Daut, The Approaching Judgements of God upon the Roman Empire:

     But I will bring over you Dungers with great Dung-Forks, who shall dung thee from off the earth, with thy great heap, as an abominable sin-dunghill.

2. (obsolete) An animal that produces dung.
   • 1790, William Curtis, Practical Observations on the British Grasses:

     [Worms are] the natural diggers and dungers of land, worm-casts being nothing more than the dung of the worm.

3. (obsolete) A person employed in the dunging of textiles.
   • 1930, United States Census Bureau, Classified Index of Occupations:

     Dunger, dyeing and finishing mill

Etymology 2

From the "dung" sound often made by a worn-out engine.

Noun

dunger (plural dungers)

1. (Australia, New Zealand) An old, worn-out machine, especially a car.
   • 2007, Martz Witty, Ian McBride, Hit the Road Running:

     I got a free loaner. And this was quite a new car, too. Not like the clunky old dunger without a working heater I had to battle with on a previous occasion in the dead of winter.