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orienteer

British  
/ ˌɔːrɪənˈtɪə /

verb

  1. to take part in orienteering

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who takes part in orienteering

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Italian orienteer Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing during the World Games in China last week.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2025

The trick," says a top American orienteer, Peter Gagarin, "is to balance between speed and accuracy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, a small error in compass reading can land an orienteer dozens of yards away from?and make him unable to spot?a plastic punch dangling from a tree.

From Time Magazine Archive

A fast runner might plot a lengthier indirect course over clear ground, whereas a canny, perhaps flabbier orienteer might take the shorter, riskier route of a direct bearing.

From Time Magazine Archive

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