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montañero

mountaineer; hillwalker

noun mohn-tah-NYEH-roh Rare

Usage Note

Montañero (feminine montañera) is particularly common in Spain for someone who hikes or climbs mountains as a hobby; alpinista or escalador tends to imply more technical climbing. The word comes from montaña ('mountain'). In Latin America andinista is used in Andean regions for mountain climbers.

Examples

"Los montañeros salieron al amanecer hacia la cumbre."

Natural Translation

The mountaineers set off at dawn towards the summit.

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