alpinist

[ al-puh-nist ]

/ ˈæl pə nɪst /

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noun (often initial capital letter)

a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.

a downhill skier, especially one engaging in competitive slalom and downhill events.

RELATED WORDS

hiker, climber, mountaineer, cragsman

Nearby words

alpine garden, alpine ibex, alpine tundra, alpine-style, alpinism, alpinist, alport's syndrome, alprazolam, alprostadil, alps, already

Origin of alpinist

From the French word alpiniste, dating back to 1880–85. See alpine, -ist

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Examples from the Web for alpinist

One of the horticulturists to whom I have referred was something of an Alpinist and was married to a Swiss lady.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
What a difference between the neophyte he then was and the first-class Alpinist he felt he had become!
Tartarin On The Alps|Alphonse Daudet
The costume of the Alpinist, his spectacles, his accent, were quite enough to confound him in their minds with those agents.
Tartarin On The Alps|Alphonse Daudet
The Alpinist was dumfounded, silent—in him the acme of stupefaction.
Tartarin On The Alps|Alphonse Daudet

From that terrible Alpinist issued I know not what mysterious aura which lightened and buoyed up every one.
Tartarin On The Alps|Alphonse Daudet

British Dictionary definitions for alpinist

alpinist

/ (ˈælpɪnɪst) /

noun

a mountaineer who climbs in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps

Derived Forms

alpinism, noun

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