mutineer

noun

ˌmyü-tə-ˈnir How to pronounce mutineer (audio)
Definition of mutineernext
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 Few among the bureaucratic, business, and even military elites denounced the mutineers, exposing limited support for Putin. — Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025 The mutineers requested political asylum but instead were imprisoned by the Cambodian government. — 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. — Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for mutineer
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  1. rebel
  2. insurgent
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  • The rebels, meanwhile, saw a golden opportunity to reopen an airspace long shut by Saudi Arabia.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The group is led by Iyad Ag Ghaly, a veteran of the Tuareg rebel group and a former Malian diplomat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of rebel
Noun
  • An endorsement in this race could signal a preference for either the insurgent progressive wing of the party or for the more moderate establishment.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
  • Hong, who has run as an insurgent candidate, tried to cast herself as the one who could bring together Republicans, Democrats, independents and democratic socialists.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of insurgent

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