Dictionary entry

Mountaineer

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Moun′tain‐eer″ (moun′tĭn‐ēr″), n. [OF. montanier, LL. montanarius. See Mountain.] 1. An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains.

2. A rude, fierce person.

No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. Milton.