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mutineer
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[ˌmjuːtɪˈnɪə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person, especially a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority
(e.g: those who resisted were denounced as mutineers and treated accordingly)
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Origin
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early 17th century: from French mutinier, from mutin ‘rebellious’, from muete ‘movement’, based on Latin movere ‘to move’
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