mutant

adjective

mu·​tant ˈmyü-tᵊnt How to pronounce mutant (audio)
: of, relating to, or produced by mutation
mutant noun

Examples of mutant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Frederick Kiesler was a mutant creature of the early twentieth century: an experimental designer who was also an artist who was also an inventor, writer, architect, professor, and all-round charismatically wacky visionary. The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024 Brolin played Cable in Deadpool 2, which found Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson calling together a group of mutant rogues to protect a young boy with mutant powers from the time-traveling cyborg. Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024 Yes, the air is still thick with smoke, and that one weird couple is still downing vodka sodas at the slot machines at 7am — but beneath all that glitz and glamor there’s a new, mutant Vegas, one that’s weirdly normal. Laura Parker, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 Government experiments, mutant creatures, and adventures in pharmaceuticals make up the cosmic horrors and delights in Netflix’s finest sci-fi selections. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2024 The mutant form does not react to the same stimuli but retains the virus’s ability to diffuse into human cells. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 That structure would finally be identified in a mutant version of a roadside weed that struggled to find the light. Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024 The 2019 acquisition brought both under the same umbrella, and since then Marvel has slowly started to introduce mutant characters and concepts. EW.com, 8 Nov. 2023 The monsters on display are meant to perk us up (our heroes are chased by mutant grasshoppers, who get eaten by mutant Venus flytraps), but they, too, are unleashed in an onslaught that’s more random than not. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mutant was in 1903

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Cite this Entry

“Mutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutant. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

mutant

1 of 2 adjective
mu·​tant
ˈmyüt-ᵊnt
: of, relating to, or produced by mutation

mutant

2 of 2 noun
: a mutant individual

Medical Definition

mutant

1 of 2 adjective
mu·​tant ˈmyüt-ᵊnt How to pronounce mutant (audio)
: of, relating to, or produced by mutation

mutant

2 of 2 noun
: a mutant individual

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