Alpinist

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An alpine climber; an alpestrian.
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  • noun. A climber of the Alps.
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  • adjective. Of or pertaining to alpinism.
  • noun. A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
  • noun. A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
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  • noun. a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
    • Word Usage
    "Police have told the Austria Press Agency they located the partial skeleton Thursday after an alpinist gave them human bones and a hiking boot that he found near a glacier."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mountain climber  mountaineer  
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