Thesaurus results for MOUNTAINEER

mountaineer

noun

Definition of mountaineer

as in walker

a person who climbs mountains; a mountain climber They were guided on the adventure by an experienced mountaineer who had scaled many of the country's highest peaks.

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Recent Examples of mountaineer The bodies of two Belgian mountaineers who went missing in the Swiss Alps more than three decades ago have been found, officials said. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The most recent example occurred July 26 when a hiker on the Trift Glacier discovered the remains of two mountaineers who had been missing since 1992 – according to Swiss police. — James Powel, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Last year, the bones of a Swiss mountaineer who disappeared in 1994 were found on a glacier on the Ober Gabelhorn mountain, also in Wallis. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 In October, the remains of a mountaineer were discovered on a Swiss glacier after the man went missing in 1994, PEOPLE previously reported. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mountaineer

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Other reactions raised concerns about people using wheelchairs or walkers trying to get through.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Dog walkers are staying inside, and even a Miami TV reporter known to brave the outside elements ran into the car and did a report from inside the vehicle.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of walker

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Brisbane, Australia — French backpacker Zoe has been waiting tables for months.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Isle Royale is a backpacker’s getaway first and foremost, with a sprinkling of campsites along its waterfront stretches and the 40-mile Greenstone Ridge Trail traversing its spine.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of backpacker

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The Belgian was the second-best climber at this summer’s Tour de France, and rode an impressive one-day season this spring — finishing on the podium of the Tour of Flanders and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and winning the Amstel Gold Race.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Authorities said the climber tried to slide down a snowy or icy slope during his descent but lost control and went about 500 feet down the mountain.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of climber

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Activists who have opposed the closure said there has been no vehicle or pedestrian access to the building Wednesday.

— MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Captain Scott’s, the harborfront seafood restaurant that draws enormous summertime crowds, argues that there won’t be enough parking and that pedestrian safety will become a problem.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

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