Mountaineer

n.	1.	An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains.
	2.	A rude, fierce person. No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. - Milton.
	3.	A person who climbs mountains for sport.
v. i.	1.	To live or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains. You can't go mountaineering in a flat country. - H. James.

Noun	1.	mountaineer - someone who climbs mountains Synonyms: mountain climber
Verb	1.	mountaineer - climb mountains for pleasure as a sport

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