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muleteer

[ myoo-luh-teer ]
/ ˌmyu ləˈtɪər /
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noun

a driver of mules.

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Origin of muleteer

1530–40; <Middle French muletier, equivalent to mulet (see mule1, -et) + -ier-ier2; see -eer

Words nearby muleteer

mules, mule skinner, Mules operation, mule spinning, muleta, muleteer, mule train, muley, muley saw, mulga, Mulhacén
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British Dictionary definitions for muleteer

muleteer
/ (ˌmjuːlɪˈtɪə) /

noun

a person who drives mules
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