alpenstockern.
/ˈalp(ə)nˌstɒkə/, U.S. /ˈælpənˌstɑkər/ rare.
A person who uses an alpenstock for climbing hills or mountains; a mountain-climber. Also figurative.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > mountaineer or climber
rock climber1767
rockman1798
cragsman1816
cliffsman1829
mountaineer1860
Alpestrian1861
alpinist1861
cliffer1861
glissader1861
ascensionist1863
alpenstocker1864
shin-scraper1869
hillmana1885
second1907
Munro-bagger1910
summiteer1926
middleman1968
rock jock1980
free soloist1984
1864 J. H. Burton Cairngorm Mts. 54 The most enthusiastic of the Alpenstockers..get a little tired of snow.
1974 Bradford (Pa.) Era 2 May 17/2 Gregory..an expert in diplomatically tripping social climbers intent on better tables, even managed to block many a golden alpenstocker entirely with a smooth firmness.
1995 Stanford Law Rev. 47 261 A confirmed alpenstocker..departed for Europe to undertake the grueling ascent of the forbidding south face of the Matterhorn.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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