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mountaineer(dictionary)

mountaineer (iou)



mountaineer noun & verb. E17.
[from MOUNTAIN + -EER.]
A. noun.
A native, inhabitant, or frequenter of mountains. E17.
b. More fully Mountaineer Indian. A member of any of various N. American Indian peoples of mountainous regions of Canada, esp. (formerly) the Montagnais or the Naskapi. obsolete exc. Hist. L18.
c. A poorly educated person from a remote rural area. US colloq. (derog.). L19.
French History. A member of the Mountain (see MOUNTAIN 4). E19.
A person skilled or occupied in mountaineering. M19.
b. verb intrans. Be a mountain-climber, practise mountain-climbing, esp. as a sport. Chiefly as mountaineering verbal noun & ppl adjective. E19.