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   Mountaineer (mounˌtĭn‑ērˈ), n. [OF. montanier, LL. montanarius. See Mountain.]
   1. An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains.
   
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   2. A rude, fierce person. [Obs.]
   
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   No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. Milton.
   
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   3. A person who climbs mountains for sport.
   
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   mountaineer, v. i. To live or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains.
   
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   You can't go mountaineering in a flat country. H. James.
   
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