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hillwalker

hillwalker noun: a person who takes part in hillwalking.

Noun

hillwalker (plural hillwalkers)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A person who takes part in hillwalking.
    • [I]n our cold Northern winters, out of doors, carried by hillwalkers, mountaineers or hunters, when it [chocolate] splinters in the hand, hard and brittle at those low temperatures, it is a valuable and harmless food.1987, A. Ian Richardson, “Eat Now, Pay Later”, in The Road Back: A Psychological Approach to Weight Reduction, Kingussie, Highland: Laggan Publications, →ISBN, page 53
    • A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of concern for a group of three hillwalkers who had not returned from the Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe shortly after 9.05pm on Saturday 5 August.2023 August 7, Nadeem Badshah, “Bodies of three hillwalkers recovered from ridge in Scottish Highlands”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of hillwalker

pluralhillwalkers

Origin of hillwalker

From hill + walker.

Questions about hillwalker

What does hillwalker mean?
Hillwalker means a person who takes part in hillwalking.
What part of speech is hillwalker?
Hillwalker is a noun.
What is the plural of hillwalker?
The plural of hillwalker is hillwalkers.

Words near hillwalker in the dictionary

  1. hilltribe
  2. hilltribes
  3. hillul Hashem
  4. Hillville
  5. Hillvue
  6. hillwalker
  7. hillwalkers
  8. hillwalking
  9. hillward
  10. hillwards
  11. hillwash

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