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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To listen to him tell it, in English heavily accented by his native Romansh, this was a peaceful place for illiterate, yet skilled mountaineers and off-piste skiers who know far too much about avalanches.
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
In Blue Origin's words: The mountain represents Spanish mountaineer and adventurer Jesús Calleja, who has climbed the world’s Seven Summits.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
But the region’s native son always has the greater Alpine community in mind too—from mountaineers to Alpine village populations.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
On February 16, after their painfully close attempt three days prior, the two ski mountaineers reached the summit and then carved their signatures down the South Face of the Rockies’ most formidable peak.
—Jake Stern, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
In Blue Origin's words: The mountain represents Spanish mountaineer and adventurer Jesús Calleja, who has climbed the world’s Seven Summits.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
But the region’s native son always has the greater Alpine community in mind too—from mountaineers to Alpine village populations.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
On February 16, after their painfully close attempt three days prior, the two ski mountaineers reached the summit and then carved their signatures down the South Face of the Rockies’ most formidable peak.
—Jake Stern, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaineer. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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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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