† cliffern.
Obsolete. rare.
A person who climbs cliffs, esp. as a sport or pastime.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > mountaineer or climber
rock climber1767
rockman1798
cragsman1816
cliffsman1829
mountaineer1860
Alpestrian1861
alpinist1861
cliffer1861
glissader1861
ascensionist1863
alpenstocker1864
shin-scraper1869
hillmana1885
second1907
Munro-bagger1910
summiteer1926
middleman1968
rock jock1980
free soloist1984
1861 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 539 Our party..included some accomplished cliffers.
1862 Temple Bar 4 429 There are very few spots where even an accomplished cliffer could scale these heights.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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