mountaineer
noun/ˌmaʊntəˈnɪr/
Frequency rank: #16,308 most common English word
Meaning
a person who climbs mountains, especially as a sport or profession.
Example sentence
She trained for years before becoming skilled enough to work as mountaineer guiding climbers up dangerous peaks.
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