muleteer
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of muleteer
1530–40; < Middle French muletier, equivalent to mulet ( mule 1, -et ) + -ier -ier 2; -eer
Example Sentences
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The muleteers who took care of them tended to hold the opposite opinion.
From Salon
But animal welfare campaigners say the buck should not only stop with muleteers.
From The Guardian
Its founders were muleteers, operating between Bogotá and the Pacific coast, and caldenses – as the region’s inhabitants are called – were known for their hardiness.
From The Guardian
The mild-mannered duo are, for sport, attacked by a gang of incarcerated “muleteers.”
From Seattle Times
Of course, the very fact that the muleteer had the tip to offer means that Machu Picchu was never completely lost in the first place.
From Time
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