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mountaineer

noun

Definition of mountaineer

as in walker

a person who climbs mountains; a mountain climber They were guided on the adventure by an experienced mountaineer who had scaled many of the country's highest peaks.

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Recent Examples of mountaineer Not really), elite ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, died in 2022. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026 This photograph taken on May 20, 2026, shows mountaineers climbing a slope lined up during their ascent from the Hillary Step to summit Mount Everest in Nepal. — Sam Meredith,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 The bodies of two Belgian mountaineers who went missing in the Swiss Alps more than three decades ago have been found, officials said. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The most recent example occurred July 26 when a hiker on the Trift Glacier discovered the remains of two mountaineers who had been missing since 1992 – according to Swiss police. — James Powel, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mountaineer

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The new walkers moved even more slowly to emphasize their enormous weight.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The little walker comes from the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) at the University of California, Los Angeles.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

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Through this very film—and the relationships built in local communities as a result—came the idea to tell the story of Himalayan climber Tenzing Norgay.

— Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Then, too, some bowhunters simply aren’t physically able to climb up and down a tree to a lock-on, or use a climber.

— Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

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Rivera has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving, driving with ability impaired by drugs or alcohol, failure to yield to a pedestrian, and failure to stop at a stop sign.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
After the incident, he was charged with resisting arrest and smoking near a school and was cited for being a pedestrian on a roadway, according to Lopez’s attorney, John Kremer.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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