Synonyms of mountaineers

mountaineers

noun

plural of mountaineer

as in walkers

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.

Related Words

• walkers
• backpackers
• climbers
• pedestrians
• hikers
• alpinists
• trampers
• wanderers
• ramblers
• amblers
• rovers
• perambulators
• wayfarers
• trekkers
• roamers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mountaineers

The mythological home of the gods attracts hikers and mountaineers from across the world. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

Only, perhaps, a constitutional aversion to thinking ill of mountaineers. — 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

Gelje is one the world’s most renowned mountaineers, with a high-altitude career that includes summiting all 14 of the 8,000-meter peaks. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026

The film follows both the mountaineers caught in the storm and the rescue teams racing against time to save them. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 15 May 2026

Western climbers have declined due to rising travel costs and geopolitical tensions, but Asian mountaineers have surged this season after China shuttered its route to the peak. — Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

The all-new Sip Essential takes the company's longstanding personal filter straw format and halves weight, ensuring that even the lightest-traveling speed hikers and mountaineers don't find themselves up a creek without a filter. — New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026

Another recall targets Petzl Nomic and Ergonomic ice climbing axes, which are widely used by ice climbers and mountaineers. — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026