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

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 Formsalpinism, noun

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