muleteer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of muleteer
1530–40; < Middle French muletier, equivalent to mulet ( see mule 1, -et) + -ier -ier 2; see -eer
Example Sentences
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Its charms are recognized by the gondolier of Venice and the Muleteer of Spain.
From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.
Khalid proceeds with his allegory of the Muleteer and the Pack-Mule.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
On the 2nd day after our arrival we heard of a Muleteer who was on his return to Granada, and with whom we agreed for 3 Mules.
From Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) by Stanley, Edward
This may be the Case, and I dare say a Muleteer would find infinite fault with an English Inn, where accommodation may be found for the Rider as well as the Mule.
From Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) by Stanley, Edward
Muleteer; one who cries arrhé or harré, Arabic “Gee up!”
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry
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