muleteer
pronunciation
How to pronounce muleteer in British English: UK [ˌmju:ləˈtɪə(r)]
How to pronounce muleteer in American English: US [ˌmjuləˈtɪr]
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- Noun:
- a worker who drives mules
Word Origin
- muleteer (n.)
- "mule driver," 1530s, from Middle French muletier, from mulet "mule," a diminutive formation replacing Old French mul as the word for "mule" in French (see mule (n.1)).