Mutin

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. A member of the armed forces who openly defies or revolts against military command and discipline
2. An armed forces member who participates in organized resistance against their commanders or military authority
3. A military personnel who refuses to obey orders and joins others in collective resistance against their command

Etymology: In French, "mutin" is an adjective meaning rebellious or unruly, and as a noun it means a rebel or mutineer. It is closely tied to the verb "mutiner," to rise up against authority, and to English "mutiny," which entered the language through French. The English word is rare, so you will mostly meet it in French or in discussions of French vocabulary. The French family traces back to "meute," meaning a revolt or a pack of hounds, which likely derives from the Latin "movita," the past participle of "movere," to move. The same root gives French "émeute," a riot or uprising. The connection is that a group stirred up and set in motion becomes a rebellion, so the idea of movement became the idea of insurrection.