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, mutinously, mutiny, mutism, muton

How to use mutineer in a sentence

Henceforth he must remember Winifred only when his sword was at the throat of some wretched mutineer appealing for mercy.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The red flag floated from the mast-head of every one of the mutineer ships.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
Mutineer prisoners brought to the station for that purpose had in all cases fair and open trial.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
They were so disappointed that several cases of insubordination occurred, and one mutineer had to be shot.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I|Demetrius Charles Boulger

But the captain was engaged with a mutineer who had climbed up in the way Neidlinger had attempted.
The Pirate of Panama|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for mutineer

mutineer

/ (ˌmjuːtɪˈnɪə) /

noun

a person who mutinies

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mutineer

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