mountaineer

/,maunti'niə/

Thân thiện

A mountaineer climbs a steep, snowy peak at sunrise.

Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who climbs mountains

Verb

1. climb mountains for pleasure as a sport

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mountain climber