mountaineer, mountain climber
(noun) someone who climbs mountains
mountaineer
(verb) climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mountaineer (plural mountaineers)
A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure.
Synonyms: alpinist, cragsman, mountain climber
(now, rare) A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized).
Synonyms: highlander, mountainer (obsolete)
(obsolete) An animal or plant that is native to a mountainous area.
mountaineer (third-person singular simple present mountaineers, present participle mountaineering, simple past and past participle mountaineered)
(intransitive) To climb mountains; to climb using the techniques of a mountaineer.
(intransitive, figurative) To climb as if on a mountain.
Synonyms: clamber, hike
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Source: Wiktionary
Moun`tain*eer", n. Etym: [OF. montanier, LL. montanarius. See Mountain.]
1. An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains.
2. A rude, fierce person. [Obs.] No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. Milton.
Moun`tain*eer", v. i.
Definition: To lie or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains. You can't go mountaineering in a flat country. H. James.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
