English Explanatory Dictionary

mountaineer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized).
  2. A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure.
  3. An animal or plant that is native to a mountainous area.
  4. A bird of the genus Oreonympha; also called the bearded mountaineer or eastern mountaineer
verb
  1. To climb mountains; to climb using the techniques of a mountaineer.
  2. To climb as if on a mountain.
noun
  1. A person from or resident of West Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˌmaʊn.tɪnˈɪə̯(ɹ)/ /ˌmaʊn.tɪnˈɪɹ/ [ˌmãʊ̯̃(n)ʔn̩ˈiəɹ] [ˌmæ̃ʊ̯̃(n)ʔn̩ˈiəɹ] [ˌmæ̃ʊ̯̃(n)ʔn̩ˈĩɚ] en-us-mountaineer.ogg

Word forms

mountaineer mountaineers mountaineering mountaineered

Etymology

From mountain + -eer.

Synonyms

highlander mountainer alpinist cragsman mountain climber clamber hike West Virginian

Related words

mountaineering

Derived words

molehill mountaineer nonmountaineer
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