Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mountaineer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mountaineer \Moun`tain*eer"\, n. [OF. montanier, LL.
montanarius. See {Mountain}.]
1. An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among
mountains.
2. A rude, fierce person. [Obs.]
No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mountaineer \Moun`tain*eer"\, v. i.
To lie or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains.
You can't go mountaineering in a flat country. --H.
James.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mountaineer
n : someone who climbs mountains [syn: {mountain climber}]
v : climb mountains for pleasure, as a sport
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