as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority
the mutineers were captured after they turned to piracy on the open seas
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Recent Examples of mutineer
The mutineers requested political asylum but instead were imprisoned by the Cambodian government.
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Roberto Loiederman,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Jan. 2025
The games remain incomplete, and may in fact remain that way depending on what the Front Man decides to do with Gi-hun and all of the other mutineers.
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Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Jan. 2025
While Musk was on his honeymoon, Botha and other mutineers met with PayPal’s lead investors to make their case.
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Michal Lev-Ram,
Fortune,
25 July 2024
The latter is exactly why the Bounty mutineers and a handful of Tahitians in their party chose to settle here in 1790; so they couldn't be easily invaded by the British Navy.
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Scott Laird,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Nov. 2023
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Roberto Loiederman,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Jan. 2025
The games remain incomplete, and may in fact remain that way depending on what the Front Man decides to do with Gi-hun and all of the other mutineers.
—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Jan. 2025
While Musk was on his honeymoon, Botha and other mutineers met with PayPal’s lead investors to make their case.
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Michal Lev-Ram,
Fortune,
25 July 2024
The latter is exactly why the Bounty mutineers and a handful of Tahitians in their party chose to settle here in 1790; so they couldn't be easily invaded by the British Navy.
—
Scott Laird,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutineer
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Mahamat Idriss Déby, 42, seized power in Chad after his father, Idriss Déby, was killed fighting rebels in 2021, before winning elections in 2024.
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The group has been responsible for current President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s security and for fighting rebel groups.
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But what local powers must be surrendered to the insurgent American collectivity?
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The province has been the center of a long-running separatist insurgency, with insurgents demanding independence or greater control over local resources.
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“Mutineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutineer. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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