muleteer

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmjuːləˈtɪə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

muleteer (plural muleteers)

1. A mule driver.
   • 1794, Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, G. G. and J. Robinson:

     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.

   • 1982, Don DeLillo, The Names, Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 339:

     A guy is sitting on the lead mule. He's the muleteer, ....

Translations

Translations

• French: muletier (fr)
• Galician: arrocheiro m
• Greek: αγωγιάτης (el) m (agogiátis)
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• Hungarian: öszvérhajcsár
• Spanish: acemilero (es) m
• Walloon: moultî (wa) m