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fellwalker

fellwalker noun: a person who takes part in fellwalking.

Noun

fellwalker (plural fellwalkers)

  1. (UK) A person who takes part in fellwalking.
    • James never cared much for the sea-side, but developed a passionate love for the Westmoreland mountains, getting to know most of them as an energetic fell walker, preferring this to rock climbing.1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 128

Forms of fellwalker

pluralfellwalkers

Origin of fellwalker

From fell + walker.

Questions about fellwalker

What does fellwalker mean?
Fellwalker means a person who takes part in fellwalking.
What part of speech is fellwalker?
Fellwalker is a noun.
What is the plural of fellwalker?
The plural of fellwalker is fellwalkers.

Words near fellwalker in the dictionary

  1. fellsides
  2. fellsman
  3. fellsmen
  4. Fellup
  5. fellutanine
  6. fellwalker
  7. fellwalkers
  8. fellwalking
  9. fellwort
  10. fellworts
  11. felly

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