2. A rude, fierce person. [Obs.]
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No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. --Milton.
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3. A person who climbs mountains for sport. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mountaineer — moun tain*eer , v. i. To live or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains. [1913 Webster] You can t go mountaineering in a flat country. H. James. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mountaineer — (n.) c.1600, dweller in mountains, from MOUNTAIN (Cf. mountain) + EER (Cf. eer). Verb meaning to be a mountain climber is from 1803 … Etymology dictionary
mountaineer — [n] mountain climber alpinist, backpacker, climber, cragsman, cragswoman, hiker, rock climber; concepts 149,224,363 … New thesaurus
mountaineer — [mount΄ n ir′] n. 1. a person who lives in a mountainous region 2. a mountain climber vi. to climb mountains, as for sport … English World dictionary
mountaineer — UK [ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪə(r)] / US [ˌmaʊnt(ə)nˈɪr] noun [countable] Word forms mountaineer : singular mountaineer plural mountaineers someone who climbs high or dangerous mountains … English dictionary
mountaineer — [[t]ma͟ʊntɪnɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] mountaineers N COUNT A mountaineer is a person who is skilful at climbing the steep sides of mountains … English dictionary
mountaineer — alpinistas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Alpinizmo sportininkas, nuolat dalyvaujantis varžybose. atitikmenys: angl. alpinist; mountaineer vok. Alpinist, m; Bergsteiger, m rus. альпинист … Sporto terminų žodynas
mountaineer — alpinistas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Į kalnus kopiantis žmogus, kuris turi specialių žinių ir techniškai pasirengęs kopimams. atitikmenys: angl. alpinist; mountaineer vok. Alpinist, m; Bergsteiger, m rus. альпинист … Sporto terminų žodynas
mountaineer — mountaineering ► NOUN ▪ the sport or activity of climbing mountains. DERIVATIVES mountaineer noun … English terms dictionary
Mountaineer Hotel — U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
