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sherpas

sherpas is the plural of sherpa.

sherpas is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sherpa.

Meaning of sherpa

Noun

sherpa (countable and uncountable, plural sherpas)

  1. (countable) A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed.
    • Climbers have warned of overcrowding on K2 — the world’s second highest mountain and one of its deadliest — after a sherpa took video of queues snaking towards the summit.2022 August 1, Emma Yeomans, Fiona Kingston, “Overcrowding on K2 as climbers queue to reach peak”, in The Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2022, UK News
  2. (countable) An expert accompanying a high-ranking leader to a summit meeting.
  3. A synthetic fabric with a long, thick pile, similar to faux fur, imitation lamb wool, or fleece.

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Noun capitalized: Sherpas

Sherpas

  1. (plural) plural of Sherpa

Questions about sherpas

What is sherpas the plural of?
Sherpas is the plural of sherpa.
What part of speech is sherpas?
Sherpas is a noun.

Words near sherpas in the dictionary

  1. sheroots
  2. Sherover
  3. sherpa
  4. sherpaed
  5. sherpaing
  6. sherpas
  7. Sherpur District
  8. Sherral
  9. Sherrard
  10. Sherrards
  11. Sherratt

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