Thesaurus results for MOUNTAINEER

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 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 Last year, the bones of a Swiss mountaineer who disappeared in 1994 were found on a glacier on the Ober Gabelhorn mountain, also in Wallis. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 In October, the remains of a mountaineer were discovered on a Swiss glacier after the man went missing in 1994, PEOPLE previously reported. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 The recovery came two days after mountaineers, diplomats and members of civil society attended a candlelight vigil in Pakistan's capital Islamabad to honor the climbers. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mountaineer

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After the couple received local attention for their find, Gittelsohn said a 93-year-old woman took an Uber to their home with her walker and knocked on their door.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Snellings, who Greer said owed him more than $1,000, was using a walker along a street before Greer, who was 18 at the time, and another teenager beat him, leaving Snellings in a driveway with blood coming from his ear and other parts of his head.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of walker

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Isle Royale is a backpacker’s getaway first and foremost, with a sprinkling of campsites along its waterfront stretches and the 40-mile Greenstone Ridge Trail traversing its spine.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026
The adventure-sports capital of New Zealand started out as a backpacker’s destination—then many of those backpackers grew up, made some money, and came back wanting to play at a higher level.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

Definition of backpacker

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One probe is examining the software’s role in several Tesla crashes in fog, sun glare and other low-visibility conditions, including one in which a pedestrian was killed.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Critics have a long list of concerns with the project, ranging from the financial cost to the impact on nearby funeral processions to questions of vehicle, pedestrian and aviation safety.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

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