# mountaineer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmaʊn.tɪnˈɪə̯(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #38,978

## Definitions
1. A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized).
2. A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure.
3. An animal or plant that is native to a mountainous area.
4. A bird of the genus Oreonympha; also called the bearded mountaineer or eastern mountaineer

## Etymology
From mountain + -eer.

## Common misspellings (15)
`mmountaineer`, `monutaineer`, `mounatineer`, `mounntaineer`, `mountaiener`, `mountaineerr`, `mountainer`, `mountainere`, `mountainneer`, `mountanieer`, `mountianeer`, `mounttaineer`, `moutnaineer`, `muontaineer`, `omuntaineer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mountaineer