Muleteer

//ˌmjuːləˈtɪə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mule driver.

    "This was a tender point with the muleteer; his honour was wounded when his mules were treated with disrespect, and he would have received a blow, perhaps, with more meekness."

  2. 2
    a worker who drives mules wordnet

Example

More examples

"This was a tender point with the muleteer; his honour was wounded when his mules were treated with disrespect, and he would have received a blow, perhaps, with more meekness."

Etymology

From French muletier, from mulet (“mule”), with the spelling influenced by English mule + -eer.

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