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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 climbsplay

  Familiarity information: ALPINIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALPINIST (noun)


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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