mountaineer

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Synonyms: mountainer, fountaineer, mountainet, mountaineers, mountainair, mountained

Antonyms: mountainer, fountaineer, mountainet, mountaineers, mountainair, mountained

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|now|rare}} A person who [[live]]s in a [[mountainous]] [[area]] (often with the [[connotation]] that such people are [[outlaw]]s or [[uncivilized]]). {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. A person who [[climb]]s [[mountain]]s for [[sport]] or [[pleasure]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[animal]] or [[plant]] that is [[native]] to a mountainous area.
4. A bird of the genus {{taxfmt|Oreonympha|genus}}; also called the [[bearded mountaineer]] or [[eastern mountaineer]]

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To climb mountains; to climb using the techniques of a mountaineer.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|figurative}} To climb as if on a mountain.

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