mutineer

[ myoot-n-eer ]
/ ˌmyut nˈɪər /
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noun

a person who mutinies.

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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

Words nearby mutineer

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

insurgent, subversive, radical

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British Dictionary definitions for mutineer

mutineer
/ (ˌmjuːtɪˈnɪə) /

noun

a person who mutinies
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