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ALPINIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alpinist mean?
• ALPINIST (noun)
The noun ALPINIST has 1 sense:
1. a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
Familiarity information: ALPINIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("alpinist" is a kind of...):
mountain climber; mountaineer (someone who climbs mountains)
Derivation:
Alpinism (mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps))
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