HyperDic: tenzing_norgay

English > 1 sense of the expression Tenzing Norgay:
NOUNperson Tenzing NorgaySherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)
English > Tenzing Norgay: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningSherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986).
Instance ofSherpaA member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers
mountaineer, mountain climbersomeone who climbs mountains
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