Alpestriann.

Brit.

/alˈpɛstrɪən/, U.S.

/ælˈpɛstriən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin alpestris , -an suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin alpestris mountainous (see alpestral adj.) + -an suffix, perhaps after pedestrian n., equestrian n.

Now rare.

A person who climbs the Alps or other high mountains; an alpinist.

ΘΚΠ

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

1861 E. S. Kennedy in Peaks, Passes, & Glaciers 2nd Ser. I. 148 My companion was..an Alpestrian known to most Swiss readers.

1863 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 393 It has become a proverb with alpestrians that impracticable means unattempted.

1891 W. H. Downes Arcadian Days 46 A locality..affording opportunities for ambitious alpestrians to break their necks.

1912 H. J. Mozans Along Andes & down Amazon iii. 70 The English Alpestrian, Edward Whymper,..succeeded in twice planting his colors on the loftiest peak of the loftiest summit of the Ecuadorian Andes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alpestrian
释义	Alpestriann. Brit. /alˈpɛstrɪən/, U.S. /ælˈpɛstriən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin alpestris , -an suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin alpestris mountainous (see alpestral adj.) + -an suffix, perhaps after pedestrian n., equestrian n. Now rare. A person who climbs the Alps or other high mountains; an alpinist. ΘΚΠ 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 1861 E. S. Kennedy in Peaks, Passes, & Glaciers 2nd Ser. I. 148 My companion was..an Alpestrian known to most Swiss readers. 1863 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 393 It has become a proverb with alpestrians that impracticable means unattempted. 1891 W. H. Downes Arcadian Days 46 A locality..affording opportunities for ambitious alpestrians to break their necks. 1912 H. J. Mozans Along Andes & down Amazon iii. 70 The English Alpestrian, Edward Whymper,..succeeded in twice planting his colors on the loftiest peak of the loftiest summit of the Ecuadorian Andes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1861
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