mutineer
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- noun
- /ˌmjuːtɪˈnɪr/
:
motinero
- During the revolt, a mutineer sabotaged the ship's navigation system to hinder their captains.
- mutineers from Bounty
- mutineers' grievances
- mutineer and rebel
Examples
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The captain warned that any mutineer would face severe consequences for disobeying orders.
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"How long before the mutineers reach Command One?"
Fiction book (1992) -
Are you a fool or a mutineer?
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You see, these mutineers must hang.
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It's the mutineers who control the firearms, sir.
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12. The leader of the mutineers was an Irishman named Finnegan.
Academic text (1993) -
The mutineers' grievances were pay-related and included a demand to hasten the replacement of British officers with Africans.
Academic text (2002) -
The mutineers demanded better living conditions and refused to carry out their assigned duties.
Synonyms
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A person who acts against the government or people in power
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A person who opposes authority or control
A person who takes part in a revolt against authority
A person who openly refuses to obey rules or authority
Antonyms
How Rebellious
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mutineer comes from an old French word mutin meaning 'rebel', and it shares the same root as mutiny. So, a mutineer is literally someone who refuses to obey their leaders and joins a rebellion, often on a ship or in the army.