mountaineer
/,maunti'niə/
Definition
Noun:
- A person who climbs mountains: A mountaineer is someone who engages in the activity of climbing mountains, often as a hobby or sport.
- A person who lives in a mountainous region: Historically, a mountaineer can also refer to an inhabitant of a mountainous area.
Verb:
- To climb mountains as a recreational activity or sport: To mountaineer means to engage in the sport or pastime of climbing mountains.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The experienced mountaineer led the expedition to the summit.
- The mountaineers of the Alps have a deep knowledge of the terrain.
Verb:
- They plan to mountaineer in the Himalayas next summer.
- He has been mountaineering for over twenty years.
Advanced Usage
- "To go mountaineering": This is a common phrase meaning to engage in the activity of climbing mountains.
- They saved for years to go mountaineering in Patagonia.
Variants and Related Words
Mountaineering (n): The sport or activity of climbing mountains.
- She took a course in advanced mountaineering.
Alpinist (n): A climber of high, difficult mountains, especially in the Alps; often used synonymously with mountaineer.
- The famous alpinist wrote a book about his adventures.
Synonyms
- Climber: A person who climbs, especially in mountainous regions.
- Alpinist: A specialist mountain climber.
- Cragsman/Cragswoman: A skilled rock climber.
Related Phrases
- "High-altitude mountaineer": A mountaineer who specializes in climbing peaks at very high elevations where oxygen is scarce.
- High-altitude mountaineers must acclimatize carefully.
Idioms
(This word is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its meaning is typically literal.)
Noun
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someone who climbs mountains
Verb
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climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
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