Meaning of Alpinist | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
   capitalized, sometimes
2. A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
   capitalized, sometimes
3. Synonym of alpine skier.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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