Mutiny vs Traitor - What's the difference?
mutiny | traitor |
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
* Macaulay
Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
* Shakespeare
To commit mutiny.
One who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country.
Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust.
As nouns the difference between mutiny and traitor
is that mutiny is an organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers while traitor is one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country.As verbs the difference between mutiny and traitor
is that mutiny is to commit mutiny while traitor is to act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.As an adjective traitor is
traitorous.mutiny
English
Noun
(wikipedia mutiny) (mutinies)- In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.
- Raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves.
Verb
- The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.