alpinist

noun

Definition of alpinistnext
as in mountaineer

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Recent Examples of alpinist That perspective helped Rab quickly build credibility with alpinists and mountaineers . — Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 2 Feb. 2026 Allow ski alpinist Christina Lustenberger to explain. — Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025 And Kelly Cordes, a climber, alpinist, and author, had a photo of his mullet during an ice climbing competition end up in the New York Times in 2012. — Jesse Klein, Outside, 27 Dec. 2025 Italy’s Be Water Film and Rai Cinema have unveiled fresh images for Daniele Vicari’s drama Bianco about an infamous 1961 mountaineering accident which happened as seven elite alpinists tried to scale Mont Blanc’s perilous central Frêney pillar. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alpinist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpinist
  1. mountaineer
  2. climber
Noun
  • There are élite mountaineers who, starting very early, might manage it.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Built in 1879 by enterprising townsfolk, the Zermatterhof has been welcoming royalty, celebrities, and intrepid mountaineers for nearly a century and a half.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
Definition of mountaineer
Noun
  • The climber was found dead by search and rescue teams on the upper face of Longs Peak, an iconic 14,259-foot summit in the national park in Colorado.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing.
    — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of climber

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“Alpinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpinist. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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