muleteer
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Muleteer — Mu le*teer , n. [F. muletier, fr. mulet a mule, dim. fr. L. mulus.] One who drives mules. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muleteer — (n.) mule driver, 1530s, from M.Fr. muletier, from mulet mule, a diminutive formation replacing O.Fr. mul as the word for mule in French (see MULE (Cf. mule) (1)) … Etymology dictionary
muleteer — ► NOUN ▪ a person who drives mules … English terms dictionary
muleteer — [myo͞o΄lə tir′] n. [OFr muletier < mulet, dim. of mule] a driver of mules … English World dictionary
muleteer — noun Etymology: French muletier, from mulet, mule, from Old French, diminutive of mul mule Date: 1538 one who drives mules … New Collegiate Dictionary
muleteer — /myooh leuh tear /, n. a driver of mules. [1530 40; < MF muletier, equiv. to mulet (see MULE1, ET) + ier IER2; see EER] * * * … Universalium
muleteer — mjuËlɪ tɪr / tɪə n. driver of mules … English contemporary dictionary
muleteer — [ˌmju:lɪ tɪə] noun a person who drives mules. Origin C16: from Fr. muletier, from mulet, dimin. of OFr. mul mule … English new terms dictionary
muleteer — n. Mule driver … New dictionary of synonyms
muleteer — also mule.skin.ner AmE noun (C) someone who leads mules … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
