alpinist vs climber

alpinist

noun
  • A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains. 

  • Synonym of alpine skier 

  • A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to alpinism. 

  • Pertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing. 

climber

noun
  • A cyclist who specializes in riding especially well on steep hills or roads. 

  • A person who is constantly trying to get ahead socially. 

  • Any structure on a playground designed to be climbed on. 

  • A bird that climbs, such as a parrot or woodpecker; specifically (archaic), a bird having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward, formerly regarded as being from the order Scansores or Zygodactyli (now obsolete as the birds formerly in this order have been reclassified into different orders); a zygodactyl. 

  • A plant such as a vine that climbs upwards as it grows by attaching itself to some support. 

  • Synonym of climbing iron (“a kind of crampon attached to the shoe to aid with climbing”) 

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