mountain guide

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪd

Noun

mountain guide (plural mountain guides)

1. 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.