Main Entry:

mon·ta·gnard

Pronunciation:

\ˌmōⁿ-ˌtän-ˈyär(d)\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often capitalized

Etymology:

French, mountaineer, from montagne mountain, from Old French montaigne

Date:

1842

: a member of any of various peoples inhabiting the highlands of central and southern Vietnam

— montagnard adjective often capitalized