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mutineer
What does mutineer mean?
mutineer (noun): someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does mutineer come from?
From French mutinier.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to mutineer
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “mutineer” mean?
cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
Not quite: that's what admonition means.
a policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both
Not quite: that's what austerity means.
an event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences
Not quite: that's what debacle means.
someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)
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