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[ moun-tn-eer ] / ˌmaʊn tnˈɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mountaineer ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan inhabitant of a mountainous district. a climber of mountains, especially for sport. verb (used without object)to climb mountains, especially for sport. Origin of mountaineerFirst recorded in 1600–10; mountain + -eer Words nearby mountaineermountain currant, mountain daisy, mountain devil, mountain dew, mountain ebony, mountaineer, mountaineering, mountain everlasting, mountain fetterbush, mountain goat, mountain gorilla Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mountaineerAround the same time, she met an American mountaineer at the Rum Doodle, a bar in Kathmandu. Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling|Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST A Chinese mountaineer held a green raincoat over his waist like an apron, covering his nakedness. Death on Killer Mountain|Amanda Padoan|July 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST Sher Khan, a Pakistani mountaineer, sunk to his knees, shivering. Death on Killer Mountain|Amanda Padoan|July 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST A Chinese mountaineer, Sher learned, had miraculously survived. Death on Killer Mountain|Amanda Padoan|July 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
From the mountaineer they obtained a few extra provisions, including a portion of the mutton that had been killed. Dave Porter in the Far North|Edward Stratemeyer Through such devious ways did it come to pass that the mountaineer entered a world of which he had never even dreamed. Heart of the Blue Ridge|Waldron Baily He was no mountaineer himself, but he pointed out the way, and others soon followed it. The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times|Alfred Biese That odd creature of a mountaineer amused himself thoroughly with the rascal Pinocchio. The Heart of Pinocchio|Collodi Nipote The mountaineer, accustomed to the pure air of his native hills, pines and moulders away in the narrow streets of our cities. Harmonies of Political Economy|Frdric Bastiat
British Dictionary definitions for mountaineer
nouna person who climbs mountains a person living in a mountainous area verb(intr) to climb mountains Derived forms of mountaineermountaineering, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mountaineerhiker, climber, alpinist, backpacker, cragsman, rock climber |