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mutineer

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mu⋅ti⋅neer

[myoot-n-eer]
–noun
a person who mutinies.

Origin:
1600–10; < MF mutinier, equiv. to mutin mutiny, mutinous (meut(e) mutiny < VL *movita, fem. of *movitus, var. of L mōtus, ptp. of movēre to move + -in -ine 1 ) + -ier -ier 2 ; see -eer
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mu·ti·neer   (myōōt'n-îr')   
n.  One who takes part in a mutiny.

[Obsolete French mutinier, from Old French mutin, rebellious; see mutiny.]
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