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molehill mountaineers

molehill mountaineers is the plural of molehill mountaineer.

Meaning of molehill mountaineer

Noun

molehill mountaineer (plural molehill mountaineers)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) A person who habitually exaggerates or overemphasizes minor issues.
    • Molehill mountaineers of the press consequently had to make what they could of the record: […]1939 December 4, “The Presidency: Quiet”, in TIME, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2026

Questions about molehill mountaineers

What is molehill mountaineers the plural of?
Molehill mountaineers is the plural of molehill mountaineer.

Words near molehill mountaineers in the dictionary

  1. moleheap
  2. moleheaps
  3. molehill
  4. Molehill Green
  5. molehill mountaineer
  6. molehill mountaineers
  7. molehilled
  8. molehilling
  9. molehills
  10. molehilly
  11. molehunt

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