mountaineer

noun

moun·​tain·​eer ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir 

1

: a native or inhabitant of a mountainous region

2

: a person who climbs mountains for sport

Examples of mountaineer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Included are biographies of familiar historical figures such as Stevie Wonder and Helen Keller alongside contemporary individuals such as model Aaron Philip and mountaineer Arunima Sinha. —Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 26 Dec. 2025

After eight hours of trekking, the crew arrived in Phortse, the remote village where Nima trained to become a mountaineer. —Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025

There’s a reason some of the planet’s top winter athletes (freeskier Lynsey Dyer, snowboard phenom Travis Rice, mountaineer Jimmy Chin, and former Olympian Tommy Moe) call Jackson Hole home. —Jen Murphy, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025

Swiss mountaineer-rider Jiri Zak rode the fully electric Stark Varg EX to an altitude of 6,721 m (22,050 ft). —New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

mountain + -eer

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mountaineer

• atmosphere
• biosphere
• centromere
• chemosphere
• chromosphere
• hemisphere
• hydrosphere
• lithosphere
• mesosphere
• microsphere
• miserere
• photosphere

Kids Definition

mountaineer

noun

moun·​tain·​eer ˌmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˈi(ə)r 

1

: a person who lives in the mountains

2

: a mountain climber