mutineer

[ myoot-n-eer ]

/ ˌmyut nˈɪər /

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noun

a person who mutinies.

RELATED WORDS

insurgent, subversive, radical

Nearby words

muti, muticous, mutilate, mutilating keratoderma, mutilation, mutineer, mutinous, mutiny, mutism, muton, mutsuhito

Origin of mutineer

1600–10; < Middle French mutinier, equivalent to mutin mutiny, mutinous (meut(e) mutiny < Vulgar Latin *movita, feminine of *movitus, variant of Latin mōtus, past participle of movēre to move + -in -ine¹) + -ier -ier²; see -eer

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Examples from the Web for mutineer

He called me a mutineer and told Jack that I was not of much account, anyway.
Through the South Seas with Jack London|Martin Johnson
At this critical moment Mrs Baker implored her husband to forgive the mutineer, if he would kiss his hand and beg his pardon.
Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston
Then Captain Ponsberry confronted the mutineer, making a liberal exhibition of his pistol as he did so.
At the Fall of Port Arthur|Edward Stratemeyer
Checking his horse, he rested his revolver on his left arm and took aim at the mutineer, shooting him through the body.
Barclay of the Guides|Herbert Strang

No less clearly he saw how easy it would be for a mutineer to hit it.
Dialstone Lane, Complete|W.W. Jacobs

British Dictionary definitions for mutineer

mutineer

/ (ˌmjuːtɪˈnɪə) /

noun

a person who mutinies

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