HyperDic: mountaineer

English > 2 senses of the word mountaineer:
NOUNperson mountaineer, mountain climbersomeone who climbs mountains
VERBmotionmountaineerclimb mountains for pleasure as a sport
mountaineer > pronunciation
Soundsmaw'ntihnih.r
Rhymesacyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr...
English > mountaineer: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaningsomeone who climbs mountains.
Synonymmountain climber
InstancesHillary, Edmund Hillary, Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Edmund Percival HillaryNew Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)
Tenzing NorgaySherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)
NarroweralpinistA mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
Broaderadventurer, venturerA person who enjoys / enjoys / enjoys taking risks
climbersomeone who climbs as a sport
Spanishalpinista, montañero
Catalanalpinista, muntanyenc
Nounsmountaina land mass that projects well above its surroundings
Verbsmountaineerclimb mountains for pleasure as a sport
English > mountaineer: 2 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaningclimb mountains for pleasure as a sport.
PatternSomebody ----s
Categorysport, athleticsAn active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Entailed byrappel, abseil, rope downlower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
Broaderclimb, climb up, mount, go upgo upward with gradual or continuous progress
Spanishescalar
Catalanescalar
Nounsmountaineersomeone who climbs mountains
mountaineeringthe activity of climbing a mountain

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