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mutineer

[myoot-n-eer] / ˌmjut nˈɪər /
NOUN
rebel
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A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in quarantine on tiny Pitcairn Island, a volcanic outcrop in the South Pacific famously settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

In Odessa, today a part of Ukraine, the townsfolk sympathize with the mutineers, and pay homage to the one dead member of the Potemkin’s crew, a symbol of injustice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

You’re tired of waiting around for your performance-coach colleague, the ringleader of your band of mutineers, to generate a Plan B. It becomes clear that coming up with Plan C is up to you.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2023

He made no public appearance or statement during the mutiny, which Prigozhin called off after receiving a promise that he could go into exile and other mutineers would not face recriminations.

From Reuters • Jul. 10, 2023

And before I could say Yankee Doodle, I was swept onto the marble dance floor and forced to divide my time among four of the South’s clumsiest, rock-footed mutineers.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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