mountain guide

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aɪd

Noun

mountain guide (plural mountain guides)

A typically certified professional mountaineer employed to ensure the safety of the climbing or skiing party.
Synonym: high mountain guide

Hyponym: sherpa

Translations

Translations

Finnish: vuoristo-opas
French: guide de montagne m, guide de haute montagne m
German: Bergführer (de) m, Bergführerin (de) f
Polish: przewodnik (pl) m, przewodniczka (pl) f

Further reading

“mountain guide”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“mountain guide”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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