Alpinist
a mountain climber, especially in the alps.
a downhill skier, especially one engaging in compet-tive slalom and downhill events.
historical examples
from that terrible alpinist issued i know not what mysterious aura which lightened and buoyed up every one.
tartarin on the alps alphonse daudet
the alpinist was dumfounded, silent—in him the acme of stupefaction.
tartarin on the alps alphonse daudet
one of the horticulturists to whom i have referred was something of an alpinist and was married to a swiss lady.
the foundations of j-pan j.w. robertson scott
never within the memory of guides was there seen such an alpinist.
tartarin on the alps alphonse daudet
then between the white and rosy alp and the alpinist a little dialogue took place regularly, which was not without its grandeur.
tartarin on the alps alphonse daudet
the costume of the alpinist, his spectacles, his accent, were quite enough to confound him in their minds with those agents.
tartarin on the alps alphonse daudet
what a difference between the neophyte he then was and the first-cl-ss alpinist he felt he had become!
tartarin on the alps alphonse daudet
the unfortunate alpinist puffed, sweated, and replied with “coquin de bon sort!”
tartarin on the alps alphonse daudet
noun
a mountaineer who climbs in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the alps
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