mountaineer

noun

moun·​tain·​eer ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir How to pronounce mountaineer (audio)
1
: a native or inhabitant of a mountainous region
2
: a person who climbs mountains for sport

Examples of mountaineer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Equipped with the latest gear and a thirst for adventure, mountaineers embrace the perils that come with conquering the world’s highest peaks. Brian Strickland, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024 In the early days after restoration, the iron routes of the Dolomites were primarily used by skilled mountaineers. Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024 This length is most often used by mountaineers due to the use of taller boots that can rub against your calves and shins more dramatically. Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024 His screen energy is more like Mike Rowe, the affable frontman of Discovery’s Dirty Jobs, or Scottish mountaineer Cameron McNeish. Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024 Such mass upward migrations do not interest blue-collar mountaineers like these. John Branch, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023 In 2014, the remains of a Czech mountaineer who had been missing since 1974 were found near Switzerland’s Mount Titlis. Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 30 July 2023 Down jackets have had a 100-year heyday in global fashion thanks to Australian mountaineer George Finch, according to Snowshoe Magazine. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024 Atkins, a skilled mountaineer as well as a climatologist and former weather and avalanche forecaster, is one of the experts on Colorado’s Alpine Rescue Team that local sheriffs call to the rescue. Max G. Levy, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

mountain + -eer

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mountaineer was circa 1616

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Cite this Entry

“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaineer. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

mountaineer

noun
moun·​tain·​eer ˌmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˈi(ə)r How to pronounce mountaineer (audio)
1
: a person who lives in the mountains
2
: a mountain climber
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