mutineer

noun

mu·​ti·​neer ˌmyü-tə-ˈnir 

: one that mutinies

Synonyms of mutineer

• rebel
• insurgent

Examples of mutineer in a Sentence

the mutineers were captured after they turned to piracy on the open seas

Recent Examples on the Web

Analysts say the clashes at the Base 101 at the Niamey international airport could have gone either way because of the mutineers’ determination and large numbers until the Russian troops stepped in. — Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

The fate of the mutineers was not immediately clear and authorities did not disclose any charges against them. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Pitcairn Island Pitcairn is British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific that was famously born from the last refuge of the Bounty mutineers, who arrived in 1789 with a small company of Tahitians. — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

Or an historian of Polynesian culture giving a lecture about tattooing, or the time Captain Bligh stopped on the atoll to look for the mutineer Fletcher Christian. — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mutineer

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear

Kids Definition

mutineer

noun

mu·​ti·​neer ˌmyüt-ᵊn-ˈi(ə)r 

: a person who is guilty of mutiny