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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However, in that incident, the French mountaineer’s body was never recovered.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 June 2025
In 2010, an un-roped French mountaineer fell to his death near this same location towards the Peters Glacier.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 4 June 2025
The towering peaks and glaciers have made the park a destination for hardy mountaineers for decades.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Set against the backdrop of World War II and the Chinese invasion of Tibet, Jean-Jacques Annaud’s film follows Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt), who, after being captured by British forces in India, escapes a prisoner-of-war camp and makes his way to the secluded kingdom of Tibet.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 June 2025
In 2010, an un-roped French mountaineer fell to his death near this same location towards the Peters Glacier.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 4 June 2025
The towering peaks and glaciers have made the park a destination for hardy mountaineers for decades.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Set against the backdrop of World War II and the Chinese invasion of Tibet, Jean-Jacques Annaud’s film follows Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt), who, after being captured by British forces in India, escapes a prisoner-of-war camp and makes his way to the secluded kingdom of Tibet.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaineer. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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