mountaineer
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Someone who enjoys climbing very high natural landforms.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
mowntihnirSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmaʊntɪnɪɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure.
A bird of the genus Oreonympha; also called the bearded mountaineer or eastern mountaineer
verb
Climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
intransitive
To climb mountains; to climb using the techniques of a mountaineer.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure.
Used this way, mountaineer is a reasonably familiar word with a mildly favourable edge. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Sports
- News/reporting
- Everyday conversation
Nearby words
- mountain climber , rarer, so it draws attention
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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The activity of climbing a mountain.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- mountaineeringnoun
- alpsnoun
- everestnoun
- climbernoun
- denalinoun
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Sense: person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure
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