What's a " mule driver" ?

Hi,

A mule is an animal for which the parents are a horse and a donkey.

I imagine 'a mule driver' is someone who drives a wagon that is pulled by one or more mules. I think the idiomatic term is 'a mule skinner'.

Best wishes, Clive

The phrase could also be used to describe a person who makes you work very hard - like a mule!

Hi,

The phrase could also be used to describe a person who makes you work very hard - like a mule!

I've never heard the expression used that way. Perhaps you are thinking of this common expression.

My boss is a slave driver.

Best wishes, Clive

the person mentions hearing it in "the red bad of courage"

I imagine that is a period based film.

I think it might be quit likely they used the term "mule driver" in the same way as "slave driver" in a certain period setting.

I don't know if "mule driver" is used here as an idiom. Instead I think it's probably used in the literal sense, i.e. a worker who drives mules.

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A "mule" in a plant environment refers to an electric pallet jack, which a species of fork truck noted for its agility and capability to operate efficiently in confined spaces. There are two types, one of which the operator walks behind, andthe other is mounted and driven.

Anonymous A "mule" in a plant environment refers to an electric pallet jack, which a species of fork truck noted for its agility and capability to operate efficiently in confined spaces. There are two types, one of which the operator walks behind, andthe other is mounted and driven.

Unlikely to be this in "The Red Badge of Courage" which is set in the Ame

at first i thought "mule driver"= someone brave (someone who successfully tame a mule)
but then i read on and read "he had thought of a fine revenge upon the officer who had referred to him and his fellows as mule drivers". If he thought of a revenge on the one calling him "mule driver", then is the phrase a positive phrase?

A mule driver is a person who controls a mule; in this particular context it is a metaphor for an officer controlling his men, and is not a compliment, implying that the men are stupid and the officers are lacking effectiveness.