mutant

adjective

mu·​tant ˈmyü-tᵊnt 

: of, relating to, or produced by mutation

mutant noun

Examples of mutant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the schoolmaster/spiritual leader of Marvel’s mutant population, Stewart has played Professor X in eight features, most recently in Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026

Patients who received the highest dose of the drug, called brezosiran, saw the levels of mutant huntingtin in their spinal fluid fall by 60% or 64% on average, depending on the type of assay used. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

First, as medical courier Bryan Hodukavich in Resident Evil, he was forced to contend with an onslaught of mutant zombie monsters. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

From rising stars who make mutant baile funk to rave queens shaping a raunchy new wave of techno-pop, here are the divas changing the face of club music. — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mutant

• disputant
• pollutant

Kids Definition

mutant

1 of 2 adjective

mu·​tant

ˈmyüt-ᵊnt

: of, relating to, or produced by mutation

mutant

2 of 2 noun

: a mutant individual

Medical Definition

mutant

1 of 2 adjective

mu·​tant ˈmyüt-ᵊnt 

: of, relating to, or produced by mutation

mutant

2 of 2 noun

: a mutant individual