abseiler

See also: Abseiler

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English abseil

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English abseiler

From abseil + -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑpˌzaɪ.lɚ/, /ˈɑpˌzaɪ.l̩.ɚ/, /ˈɑbˌzaɪ.lɚ/, /ˈæb.seɪ.lɚ/

Noun

abseiler (plural abseilers)

1. Someone who abseils.

   Synonym: rappeller

   • 2021 May 5, Paul Stephen, “Restoring the glory of Ribblehead”, in RAIL, number 930, page 39:

     Trains were kept running at all times, with a COSS (Controller of Site Safety) and a lookout present when abseilers were being used.

Translations

someone who abseils

• Finnish: köyden avulla laskeutuja
• German: Abseiler (de) m
• Polish: osoba schodząca po linie f
• Portuguese: rapelista m or f, rapeleiro m