How to pronounce muleskinner
American English pronunciation
MYOOL-skin-er
- IPA
- /ˈmjulˌskɪnɚ/
- Syllables
- MYOOL · skin · er (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What muleskinner means
A driver of a team of mules
In a sentence: The muleskinner cracked his whip in the air, and the mules pulled the wagon up the trail.
Where it comes from: It is an American word made from mule and skinner, which was slang for a driver of work animals. Nobody actually skinned the mules!
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