SHERPA

Sherpa

(noun) a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

Sherpa (plural Sherpas or Sherpa)

A member of a particular Himalayan ethnic group living in Nepal and Tibet, known especially as mountaineers.

A high-ranking government official who works tirelessly in the background to conclude the text of an official communiqué, typically from a G7 or G20 summit.

Proper noun

Sherpa

The Southern Tibetan language of these people.

Anagrams

• E sharp, E-sharp, Harpes, Sharpe, Spehar, e sharp, e-sharp, harpes, hepars, pasher, phares, phaser, phrase, raphes, seraph, shaper, sharpe, shrape, sphear

Etymology

Noun

sherpa (plural sherpas)

A mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Sherpa people so employed.

An expert sent by a country’s leader to a summit meeting.

A synthetic fabric with a long, thick pile, similar to faux fur, imitation lamb wool, or fleece.

Verb

sherpa (third-person singular simple present sherpas, present participle sherpaing, simple past and past participle sherpaed)

(rare) To serve as a guide or porter for another.

Anagrams

• E sharp, E-sharp, Harpes, Sharpe, Spehar, e sharp, e-sharp, harpes, hepars, pasher, phares, phaser, phrase, raphes, seraph, shaper, sharpe, shrape, sphear

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