mutineer

noun

mu·​ti·​neer ˌmyü-tə-ˈnir How to pronounce mutineer (audio)
: one that mutinies

Examples of mutineer in a Sentence

the mutineers were captured after they turned to piracy on the open seas
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The two who came closest to challenging him—the opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the mutineer Yevgeny Prigozhin—are now dead. Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024 While Musk was on his honeymoon, Botha and other mutineers met with PayPal’s lead investors to make their case. Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 July 2024 Wayne and the Pennsylvania Line finally began their march on May 26 with roughly 800 men, passing the site of the mutineers’ execution as a stark reminder. John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024 For a leader who painstakingly crafted a reputation as the arbiter of order, Putin looked detached and indecisive as Prigozhin’s ragtag mutineers made their way up the road to Moscow. William J. Burns, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mutineer 

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mutineer was in 1603

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“Mutineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutineer. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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mutineer

noun
mu·​ti·​neer ˌmyüt-ᵊn-ˈi(ə)r How to pronounce mutineer (audio)
: a person who is guilty of mutiny

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