| NOUN | person | mountain climber, mountaineer | someone who climbs mountains |
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| Meaning | someone who climbs mountains. | |
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| Synonym | mountaineer | |
| Instances | Hillary, Edmund Hillary, Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Edmund Percival Hillary | New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919) |
| Tenzing Norgay | Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986) | |
| Narrower | alpinist | A mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs |
| Broader | adventurer, venturer | A person who enjoys / enjoys / enjoys taking risks |
| climber | someone who climbs as a sport | |
| Spanish | alpinista, montañero | |
| Catalan | alpinista, muntanyenc | |
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