Someone who does the hard graft without complaint. High praise on a worksite.
"He's a hard yakka merchant, that one."
"Give it to her, she's a hard yakka merchant."
People & Character · New Zealand slang
Hard yakka merchant
Origin & notes
Combines 'hard yakka' with the NZ 'merchant' suffix.
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