mountaineer
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mountaineer¹
- /ˌmaʊn.tɪnˈɪə̯(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˌmaʊn.tɪnˈɪɹ/ US
- [ˌmãʊ̯̃(n)ʔn̩ˈiəɹ] US
- [ˌmæ̃ʊ̯̃(n)ʔn̩ˈiəɹ] US
- [ˌmæ̃ʊ̯̃(n)ʔn̩ˈĩɚ] US
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
noun mountaineers
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A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized).
(obsolete)
Similar: highlander, mountainer
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A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure.
He first took me into Switzerland, and had he kept me there till now, amidst the scenery with which his pen and pencil brought me acquainted, I should have looked on myself as a very happy mountaineer, and him as a delightful guide!
Similar: alpinist, cragsman, mountain climber
- An animal or plant that is native to a mountainous area. 1786, George Culley, Observations on Live Stock, London: G. G. J. & J. Robinson, p. 92, This hardy race [of sheep] differ from our other breeds, not only in their dark complection and horns, but principally in the long coarse shagged wool which grows upon these mountaineers.
- A bird of the genus Oreonympha; also called the bearded mountaineer or eastern mountaineer
verb mountaineers · mountaineering · mountaineered
- To climb mountains; to climb using the techniques of a mountaineer. […] they had returned in safety to Europe, and were now in Switzerland, where they were mountaineering with great vigour.
- To climb as if on a mountain. There is a well-made path, which makes a circuit over the mass [of ruins], and is amply sufficient for all rational tourists. Those who wish to see more have to go mountaineering over gigantic columns and pilasters, and squeeze their way through passes of cut stone.
Mountaineer²
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From mountaineer
noun Mountaineers
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A person from or resident of West Virginia.
Similar: West Virginian
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noun someone who lives in a mountainous area
| 日本語 | 山人 yamabito |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 山民 shānmín |
| हिन्दी | पहाड़ी pahāṛī |
| Kiswahili | mpandaji mlima |
| Português | monteiro |
| Français | montagnard, montagnarde |
| Deutsch | Bergbewohner, Bergbewohnerin |
| Italiano | montanaro |
| Русский | го́рец górec |
noun one who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure
| Español | alpinista, montañista, montañero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 등산가 deungsan'ga |
| 日本語 | 登山家 tozanka |
| 中文 | 登山家 dēngshānjiā, 登山運動員 /登山运动员 dēngshān yùndòngyuán |
| हिन्दी | पर्वतारोही parvatārohī |
| Português | alpinista, montanhista |
| Français | alpiniste |
| Deutsch | Bergsteiger, Bergsteigerin |
| Italiano | alpinista, escursionista, scalatore, scalatrice |
| Ελληνικά | ορειβάτης oreivátis |
| Română | alpinist, alpinistă |
| Русский | альпини́ст alʹpiníst, альпини́стка alʹpinístka, скалола́з skaloláz, скалола́зка skalolázka |
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title = {mountaineer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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