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mountaineer

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moun·tain·eer  (mount-nîr)
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of a mountainous area.
2. One who climbs mountains for sport.
intr.v. moun·tain·eered, moun·tain·eer·ing, moun·tain·eers
To climb mountains for sport.

mountaineer
Noun
a person who climbs mountains
Verb
to climb mountains
mountaineering n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mountaineermountaineer - someone who climbs mountains        
adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks
alpinist - a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
climber - someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains; "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes"
Verb1.mountaineer - climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
climb, climb up, go up, mount - go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
Translations

mountaineer [mauntɪˈnɪəʳ] nmontañero/a, alpinista m/f; andinista m/f (LAM)
mountaineer [mauntɪˈnɪəʳ] mountain nalpiniste m/f
mountaineer [mauntɪˈnɪəʳ] mountain nBergsteiger(in) m(f)
mountaineer [mauntɪˈnɪəʳ] nalpinista m/f


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The consequence is that they are less hardy, self-dependent and game-spirited than the mountaineer.
I am inclined to think that a good mountaineer like myself could ascend the rock to the top, though he would, of course, be no nearer to the plateau when he had done so.
In a few minutes all three were approaching the dreary tail of the MacNabs' street: the girl with the stern and breathless stride of the mountaineer, the criminologist with a lounging grace (which was not without a certain leopard-like swiftness), and the priest at an energetic trot entirely devoid of distinction.
 
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