alpinist
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.66 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to alpinism.
adj
noun
A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
noun
A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
noun
Synonym of alpine skier.
Example Sentences
- "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)."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English alpine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English alpinist From alpine + -ist.