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alpinist

adj

Etymology

From alpine + -ist.

  1. derived from Alpīnus
  2. suffixed as alpinist — “alpine + ist”

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to alpinism.

    • The group of Warsaw cavers climbed out of several caves in Poland and of Sistema Cheve using alpinist techniques.
    • The crowns of taller individuals could only be studied from neighbouring trees (climbed using spikes or alpinist ropes).

  2. Pertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing.

  3. A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness…

    A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.

    • The Swiss geologist and alpinist, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, the first to make the ascent of Mont Blanc (Aug. 3, 1787), is to have erected in his honor a statue in the village of Chamounix.
    • A cross in the sky could have appeared. . . . The famous Alpinist Edward Whymper saw a similar effect on the Matterhorn.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.

    2. Synonym of alpine skier.

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Derived

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