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Noun: mountaineer  `mawntu'nir [N. Amer], `mawntu'niu(r) [Brit]
  1. Someone who climbs mountains
    - mountain climber
Verb: mountaineer  `mawntu'nir [N. Amer], `mawntu'niu(r) [Brit]
  1. Climb mountains for pleasure as a sport

Derived forms: mountaineers, mountaineering, mountaineered

See also: mountain, mountaineering

Type of: adventurer, climb, climb up, climber, go up, mount, venturer

Encyclopedia: Mountaineer