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mountain leader

mountain leader noun: a military operative who specializes in leading, or delivering training for, operations at high altitudes or very low temperatures.

Noun

mountain leader (plural mountain leaders)

  1. A military operative who specializes in leading, or delivering training for, operations at high altitudes or very low temperatures.
  2. Someone who leads groups on mountain climbs and hikes after having been trained and receiving a qualification.
    • The rucksack of a summer mountain leader should contain adequate kit for not only himself, but a few extra essentials for group use.2000, Pete Hill, Stuart Johnston, The Mountain Skills Training Handbook, →ISBN, page 159
    • Meanwhile, Robin took a first-aid course, so that he might help people in distress on the hills, qualified as a mountain leader and, in the spring of 1998, went on an expedition to the Himalayas.2000, Arthur Harold Griffin, The Coniston Tigers: Seventy Years of Mountain Adventure, →ISBN, page 197

Examples of mountain leader in a sentence

  • Find someone who has a mountain leader award and ask what skills and knowledge the training gave them.2004, Nick Cullingworth, BTEC National Public Services, →ISBN, page 227:
  • During the summer he does a variety of jobs, including mountain leader, countryside ranger and research associate for Edinburgh University.2013, Allen Fyffe, Blair Fyffe, Winter Climbs in the Cairngorms: The Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh, →ISBN:

Forms of mountain leader

pluralmountain leaders

Questions about mountain leader

What does mountain leader mean?
Mountain leader means a military operative who specializes in leading, or delivering training for, operations at high altitudes or very low temperatures.
How do you use mountain leader in a sentence?
Find someone who has a mountain leader award and ask what skills and knowledge the training gave them.
What part of speech is mountain leader?
Mountain leader is a noun.
What is the plural of mountain leader?
The plural of mountain leader is mountain leaders.

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