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mutineer

mu·ti·neer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [myoot-n-eer]
    • /ˌmyut nˈɪər/
    • /ˌmjuː.tɪˈnɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [myoot-n-eer]
    • /ˌmyut nˈɪər/

Definitions of mutineer word

  • noun mutineer a person who mutinies. 1
  • noun mutineer A person, especially a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority. 1
  • noun mutineer sailor taking part in a rebellion 1
  • countable noun mutineer A mutineer is a person who takes part in a mutiny. 0
  • noun mutineer a person who mutinies 0
  • noun mutineer a person who takes part in a mutiny 0

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Origin of mutineer

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
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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Parts of speech for Mutineer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mutineer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

mutineer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mutineer

noun mutineer

  • insurgent — a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, especially a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel.
  • subversive — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
  • radical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
  • rebel — a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
  • rioter — a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.

Top questions with mutineer

  • what does mutineer mean?
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