mutineer

mˌjutəˈnɪr

WordNet

Sheet with two representations of the tools with which the bodies of the killed mutineers of the merchant ship called the Nijenburg were displayed in the dunes near Huisduinen, September 1764. On the left a kind of armor in which the body was tied with oars, on the right a pole on which the body was bound.

(n) mutineer
someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)

Illustrations

While the castle is on fire, figures in the foreground are chopping wood. Mutinous figures leave the fortress on the bridge over the moat.

The convicted mutineers of the merchant ship called the Nijenburg are put to death in the dunes near Huisduinen. In the distance a crowd around the gallows on top of a dune, to the left the high dune called Kijkduin with a beacon and in the distance the roadstead of Texel. In the foreground a few people, including a draftsman.

Cityscape of Ghent, with the devastation in the district of Sint-Jacobs caused by mutinous Austrian troops, 13-17 November 1789, at the time of the Brabant revolution. In the caption the legend on numbers of birds instead of numbers or letters.

Mutinous Spanish soldiers storm and plunder the city of Aalst, 28 August 1576. With caption of 12 lines in German. Numbered bottom left: 106. The print is part of an album.

Depictions from Dutch history. Above: While the castle is on fire, mutinous figures leave the fortress. Below: Siege of Vreeland or Vredelant Castle by Count Floris V. Two representations of one plate.

Prince Maurits dismayed the mutinous Spanish soldiers who had entrenched themselves in the castle of Hoogstraten and were besieged by the troops of Archduke Albrecht, August 10, 1603. In the middle the castle, around it in the surrounding land to the right the advancing army of the prince, bottom right skirmishes with the enemy, left Albrecht's army camp near Hoogstraten. Details in the show are numbered 1-27 but the legend is missing.

Spanish Fury in Antwerp, 4-7 November 1576. Atrocities committed by mutinous soldiers on the population of the city. Below the performance a verse of 16 lines in 2 columns, pasted below a description in 5 lines, in Dutch. Numbered: 15.

Mutinous Spanish soldiers storm and plunder the city of Aalst, August 28, 1576. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 59. Printed on the back with text in Latin.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Mutineer
One guilty of mutiny.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

(n) mutineer
One guilty of mutiny; especially, a person in military or naval service (either in a man-of-war or in a merchant vessel) who openly resists the authority of his officers, or attempts to subvert their authority or in any way to overthrow due subordination and discipline.
mutineer
To mutiny; play a mutinous part.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary

(n) Mutineer
mū-ti-nēr′ one guilty of mutiny
(v.i) Mutineer
to mutiny

Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary See Mutiny

Usage in the news

Photo by Phil Jimcosky / Mutineer Magazine. foodandwine.com

Then comes a low rumble of anxiety from a far corner that rises, like a toxic cloud, before erupting into a full-on baying, mutinous assault. espn.go.com

A leading army mutineer allied to the M23 rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of. baltimoresun.com

Shipwreck victim inspired by mutineer . baltv.com

Bounty mutineer descendants may hold key to myopia. msnbc.msn.com

Descendants of the famous Bounty mutineers who now live on an isolated Pacific Island have among the lowest rate of myopia in the world and may hold the key to unlocking the genetic code for the disease, according to a new study. msnbc.msn.com

She had claimed a a family tie to Fletcher Christian, chief mutineer on the original ship. csmonitor.com

Mutinous Madagascar soldiers paid to revolt. ashingtontimes.com

Bounty mutineer descendants may hold key to myopia . foxnews.com

Mutinous Angel, part of Real Life Super Hero, helps keep Sacramento safe. news10.net

Some 60 years after arriving on Pitcairn, almost 200 descendents of the original mutineers relocated to Norfolk Island to avoid famine. foxnews.com

He was chased by a gang of Fijian warriors after the mutineers on the Bounty set him adrift in a 23-foot launch. aberdeennews.com

Mutinous Madagascar soldiers paid to revolt. ashingtontimes.com

Mutineers motives may be linked to upcoming meeting between president Rajoelina and deposed former president Ravalomanana. globalpost.com

A group of mutinous soldiers in Madagascar took over a military camp near the Indian Ocean island's main airport early Sunday, but were eventually driven out in an assault by government forces, the military said. kolotv.com

Usage in scientific papers

Well, perhaps, frowned the mutineers, who found no prudence in decoherence.
The Plight of `I Am'

Usage in literature

In less than two hours the mutineers would be marching on the ship. "St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878" by Various

Christian the chief of the mutineers is of a respectable family in the north of England. "A Voyage to the South Sea" by William Bligh

The guns were placed so as to sweep the camp of the mutineers, and they were summoned to surrender. "Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army" by William G. Stevenson

The mutineers were headed by no less a person than Rene's old friend Simon, the armorer. "The Flamingo Feather" by Kirk Munroe

Congress appointed a commissioner to meet the mutineers at Princeton, and soon after their demands were satisfied. "The Yankee Tea-party" by Henry C. Watson

Those who had been most mutinous and turbulent during the voyage were now most devoted and enthusiastic. "Great Epochs in American History, Volume I." by Various

The mutineers were not men of much intelligence or shrewdness, and consented to his return. "Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15)" by Charles Morris

Now, you shut up or I'll kick you overboard for a mutineer. "The Skipper and the Skipped" by Holman Day

As the armies entered the combat, a wind both violent and exceedingly troublesome began to blow in the faces of the mutineers of Stotzas. "History of the Wars, Books III and IV (of 8)" by Procopius

The "Mutine" joined Nelson on the 5th of June. "The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)" by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

Usage in poetry

'Even should you fly to his arms, I'll damn
Opinion, and fetch you; treat as sham
Your mutinous kicks,
And whip you home. That's the sort I am!'

"A Conversation At Dawn" by Thomas Hardy

November winds are weak and cold,
They lie at last beneath the blue
And sleep in the fields as cold as they.
I know but one good thing to do,
So hearken, all ye mutineers:
Every man to his rendezvous!

"November" by John Crowe Ransom

Then the door gave way and they crawled in,
And they two great heroes side by side did begin
To charge the mutineers with sword in hand, which made them grin,
Whilst the clashing of swords and bayonets made a fearful din.

"The Hero of Kalapore" by William Topaz McGonagall

Then a Sepoy clubbed his musket and hit Kerr on the head,
But fortunately the blow didn't kill him dead;
He only staggered, and was about to be bayoneted by a mutineer,
But Gumpunt Kerr laid his assailant dead without fear.

"The Hero of Kalapore" by William Topaz McGonagall

The streets were filled with mutineers who fought savagely,
Determined to fight to the last and die heroically,
While the alarm drums did beat, and the cannons did roar,
And the dead and the dying lay weltering in their gore.

"The Downfall of Delhi" by William Topaz McGonagall

"Thou Ship of Earth, with Death, and Birth, and Life, and Sex aboard,
And fires of Desires burning hotly in the hold,
I fear thee, O! I fear thee, for I hear the tongue and sword
At battle on the deck, and the wild mutineers are bold!

"The Ship Of Earth." by Sidney Lanier