You can't go mountaineering in a flat country. --H. James. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Mountaineer — Moun tain*eer (moun t[i^]n*[=e]r ), n. [OF. montanier, LL. montanarius. See {Mountain}.] 1. An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains. [1913 Webster] 2. A rude, fierce person. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] No savage fierce, bandit, or… … 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
