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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