muleteer
noun
mu·le·teer ˌmyü-lə-ˈtir 
: one who drives mules
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This section of the garment also has embroidery that is related to the important figure of the muleteer. 
Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022 The year prior, Bingham had stumbled onto the ruins of Machu Picchu after following a tip from a local muleteer, as Lily Rothman reported for Time magazine in 2015. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2021
Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022 The year prior, Bingham had stumbled onto the ruins of Machu Picchu after following a tip from a local muleteer, as Lily Rothman reported for Time magazine in 2015. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2021 Word History
Etymology
French muletier, from mulet, mule, from Old French, diminutive of mul mule
First Known Use
1538, in the meaning defined above