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muleteer

[ myoo-luh-teer ]

noun

  1. a driver of mules. mule.


muleteer

/ ˌmjuːlɪˈtɪə /

noun

  1. a person who drives mules
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of muleteer1

1530–40; < Middle French muletier, equivalent to mulet ( mule 1, -et ) + -ier -ier 2; -eer
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Example Sentences

The muleteers who took care of them tended to hold the opposite opinion.

From Salon

But animal welfare campaigners say the buck should not only stop with muleteers.

Its founders were muleteers, operating between Bogotá and the Pacific coast, and caldenses – as the region’s inhabitants are called – were known for their hardiness.

The mild-mannered duo are, for sport, attacked by a gang of incarcerated “muleteers.”

Of course, the very fact that the muleteer had the tip to offer means that Machu Picchu was never completely lost in the first place.

From Time

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