as in walker
a person who climbs mountains; a mountain climber
They were guided on the adventure by an experienced mountaineer who had scaled many of the country's highest peaks.
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Recent Examples of mountaineer
By then, Grace was known as one of the most accomplished mountaineers in Alaska.
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Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
After Krakauer announced the YouTube series, a handful of prominent mountaineers and journalists voiced their support in the comments section on his Instagram page.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2025
Her first major Hollywood role was in the 2015 adventure survival film Everest, which centered on the 1996 Everest disaster that took the lives of numerous mountaineers.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Every year, hundreds of mountaineers try to reach the top of Mount Everest, the 29,032-foot-tall peak on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
After Krakauer announced the YouTube series, a handful of prominent mountaineers and journalists voiced their support in the comments section on his Instagram page.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2025
Her first major Hollywood role was in the 2015 adventure survival film Everest, which centered on the 1996 Everest disaster that took the lives of numerous mountaineers.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Every year, hundreds of mountaineers try to reach the top of Mount Everest, the 29,032-foot-tall peak on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountaineer
Noun
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Kristine and Michael, who are convinced Natalia is faking her age, deliberately leave Natalia without her walker, severely decreasing her mobility.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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For a few hours a day at low tide, architects, teachers, students, police officers, builders, bakers and dog walkers across London swap their stilettos, sneakers and brogues for rubber boots.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Across the state line in Connecticut, A Place Called Hope has a team of skilled tree climbers who specialize in returning fallen babies high up into trees and their family nests.—
Jack Perry,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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On January 22, the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, a global body that advocates on behalf of climbers, published a terse statement condemning the practice.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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The new guidelines were a response to criticism that the department engages in unnecessary police pursuits that lead to crashes and injure other motorists and pedestrians.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
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The crash occurred around 5 a.m. Wednesday in the 6600 block of Carlsbad Boulevard, according to Carlsbad police Police said a vehicle traveling north, just north of Island Way, hit the pedestrian who was standing in the roadway.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountaineer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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