mountaineer

noun

moun·​tain·​eer ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir How to pronounce mountaineer (audio)
1
: a native or inhabitant of a mountainous region
2
: a person who climbs mountains for sport

Examples of mountaineer in a Sentence

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The incident highlights the risks the world’s highest peak poses for the ever-growing number of mountaineers, adventurers and tourists who flock there. Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025 As previously announced, Junji Sakamoto’s Climbing For Life, a biopic of Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei, will play as the opening film of the festival, while Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet will screen as the closing film. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025 After a record-breaking blitz of the Sierra Nevada’s 14ers, mountaineer and trail ultramarathoner Kilian Jornet has two peaks left on his epic quest. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 Two hunters were killed by a lightning strike in Colorado, plus Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel skied from the summit of Mount Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen. Outside, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mountaineer

Word History

Etymology

mountain + -eer

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mountaineer was circa 1616

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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaineer. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

mountaineer

noun
moun·​tain·​eer ˌmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˈi(ə)r How to pronounce mountaineer (audio)
1
: a person who lives in the mountains
2
: a mountain climber

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