mutineer
pronunciation
How to pronounce mutineer in British English: UK [ˌmju:təˈnɪə(r)]
How to pronounce mutineer in American English: US [ˌmjutəˈnɪr]
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- Noun:
- open rebellion and refusal to obey authorities (especially by seamen or soldiers)
Word Origin
- mutineer (n.)
- "one guilty of mutiny," c. 1600, from French mutinier (16c.), from Middle French meutin "rebellious" (see mutiny (n.)). As a verb from 1680s.