noun
mountaineer
mown-tihn-EER
noun
1
A person who climbs mountains, especially as a sport.
"The experienced mountaineer led the group up the ridge."
"Several mountaineers were stranded by the sudden storm."
verb
1
To climb mountains.
"They spent every summer mountaineering in the Rockies."
How to Use Mountaineer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who climbs mountains, or the act of climbing them.
Common pairings
experienced mountaineer
skilled mountaineer
Word Forms
mountaineered past tense, mountaineers plural, Mountaineers plural, mountaineers singular
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Etymology
From mountain + -eer.