mountaineer

English

/ˌmaʊn.tɪnˈɪə̯(ɹ)/, /ˌmaʊn.tɪnˈɪɹ/

noun

Definitions

A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure.
(now) A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized).
(obsolete) An animal or plant that is native to a mountainous area.

Etymology

Suffix from English mountain.

Origin

English

mountain

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

intermountain English
intramountain English
midmountain English
mountain English
mountain buzzard English
mountain wolf English
mountainboard English
mountained English
mountaineering English
mountainer English
mountainet English
mountaingem English
mountainless English
mountainlike English
mountainness English
mountainscape English
mountainside English
mountainslope English
mountaintop English
mountainward English
mountainwards English
mountainy English
nonmountaineer English
submountain English
transmountain English
mountayne Middle English