Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eight-thousander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eight-t-hou-sander
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.

Example Sentences

"But most readers will guffaw at the commentary from Messner's waifish young companion, Sabine Stehle ("to basecamp on three eight thousander expeditions")."
"The challenge we had set ourselves was to climb this eight-thousander as a twosome, without a large expedition, without high-altitude porters or oxygen gear..."
"From then on I have been waiting for a new opportunity to enjoy them more intensively than through a view from the summit of an eight-thousander."
"If you judge countries purely by their mountainous terrain, Finland is a bit of a loser. Halti, Finland's tallest, is around 1,324 meters, or about 4,340 feet, making it a "one-thousander" as it is over a thousand meters above sea level. That may sound impressive, but bear in mind that the tallest peak in the United States is a six-thousander and Mount Everest is a eight-thousander."
"To the good fortune of adventure lovers like me, Pakistan is uniquely blessed with an extraordinary array of mountains. It is home to five of the world's fourteen eight-thousanders[.]"

Etymology

From eight thousand + -er.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: eight thousand
Suffix: -er

Inflected Forms

eight-thousanders (plural)

Questions

What does eight-thousander mean?: Any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.
Where does eight-thousander come from?: From eight thousand + -er.

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