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Everester

Syllables: Ev·er·est·er/ˈɛvɹɪstəɹ/

Everester noun: someone who climbs Mount Everest.

everester: someone who climbs Mount Everest
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Noun

Everester (plural Everesters)

  1. Someone who climbs Mount Everest.
    • The book opens on a happy note. Sir Francis Younghusband, doyen of Everesters, says in his Foreword "Everest is the symbol of the loftiest spiritual height of Man's imagination," a view with which no mountaineer will quarrel since it is the very essence of his creed.1935, Ladies’ Alpine Club, London: Ladies' Alpine Club, →OCLC, page 50
    • The Snowman definitely exists. The British mountaineers have photographed and measured its tracks. The first European to report the mysterious tracks was the first Everester of them all, Lt. Col. C[harles] K[enneth] Howard-Bury. He startled British scientists in 1921 with the news that his...1952 December, Gardner Soule, “Footprints: They Belong to the Abominable Snowman, which may be Monkey, Bear—or Cave Man. New Everest Expedition Hopes to Find Out.”, in Volta Torrey, editor, Popular...
  2. One who takes part in Everesting.

Examples of Everester in a sentence

  • The first European to report the mysterious tracks was the first Everester of them all, Lt.1952 December, Gardner Soule, “Footprints: They Belong to the Abominable Snowman, which may be Monkey, Bear—or Cave Man. New Everest...
  • After perusing it for a while, even the most enthusiastic Everester tended to develop the attitude of: 'Let's go and find we can't climb it!1955, Edmund Hillary, “To Everest, 1951”, in High Adventure, London: Hodder & Stoughton, →OCLC; republished as High Adventure: The 50th...
  • On May 10 [1993], Santosh Yadav became the first woman to climb the Everest for the second time. […] The expedition was led by Bachendri Pal, India's first woman Everester.1996, Dilaram Shabab, “The Changing Profile”, in Kullu: Himalayan Abode of the Divine, New Delhi: M. L. Gidwani, Indus Publishing Company...

Forms of Everester

pluralEveresters

Origin of Everester

From Everest + -er.

Questions about Everester

What does Everester mean?
Everester means someone who climbs Mount Everest.
How do you use Everester in a sentence?
The first European to report the mysterious tracks was the first Everester of them all, Lt.
What part of speech is Everester?
Everester is a noun.
How do you pronounce Everester?
Everester is pronounced /ˈɛvɹɪstəɹ/ (UK).
What is the plural of Everester?
The plural of Everester is Everesters.

Words near Everester in the dictionary

  1. everduring
  2. evere
  3. Everest
  4. Everest syndrome
  5. Everested
  6. Everester
  7. Everesters
  8. Everesting
  9. Everestings
  10. Everests
  11. Everett

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