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MOUNTAINEER
mountaineer, mountain climber
(noun) someone who climbs mountains
mountaineer
(verb) climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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.
Verb
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
Anagrams
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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
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