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
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No stranger to risk calculus, the ski mountaineer knows her senate bid is a long shot.
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Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
Assuming the other end of the rope had been tied to Irvine, that discovery signified the two mountaineers might have slipped and fallen on the peak.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Hrvoje and Dunja had met at university as young mountaineers—outdoors clubs offered a form of insulation from the Communist regime.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
From its first collab in 1954 with French mountaineer Lionel Terray to today’s groundbreaking Moncler Genius initiative, co-creation is in this brand’s DNA.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
Assuming the other end of the rope had been tied to Irvine, that discovery signified the two mountaineers might have slipped and fallen on the peak.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Hrvoje and Dunja had met at university as young mountaineers—outdoors clubs offered a form of insulation from the Communist regime.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
From its first collab in 1954 with French mountaineer Lionel Terray to today’s groundbreaking Moncler Genius initiative, co-creation is in this brand’s DNA.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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mountaineer
noun
moun·tain·eer
ˌmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˈi(ə)r
1
: a person who lives in the mountains
2
: a mountain climber
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