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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountaineer
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Many groups of walkers meet in Saratoga Village to get the day started with some exercise, then converse over coffee at one of many spots along the road: Darla Café, Mangia Mornings, Kandoo Patisserie, Teazentea and Sue’s Gallery Café among them.—
Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
23 July 2025
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Over 2,000 miles of the trail are already open, offering walkers and cyclists a scenic, traffic-free way to travel, commute, and explore the outdoors.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
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Fisher Towers: On BLM land, Fisher Towers was an approximately five-mile-long trail that got me up close and personal to three behemoth towers (also a favorite of climbers), the largest being over 6,000 feet tall, aptly named The Titan.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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Other climbers who saw the accident activated the SOS feature on a Garmin Satellite device to alert authorities, rescuers said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
30 July 2025
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Some pedicab operators ride (and many are motorized) on the sidewalks of the Museum Campus and harbors, sending pedestrians, strollers and kids jumping out of the way.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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His fastball is pedestrian, averaging 94.4 mph, but paired with a slider, split-finger and sinker, his arsenal is good enough to boost the Cubs’ bullpen.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountaineer. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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