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hillwalker en · NOUN

Etymology

From hill + walker.

Meanings

1. (Ireland, UK) A person who takes part in hillwalking.
   • [I]n our cold Northern winters, out of doors, carried by hillwalkers, mountaineers or hunters, when it [chocolate] splinters in the hand, hard and brittle at those low temperatures, it is a valuable and harmless food. 1987, A. Ian Richardson, “Eat Now, Pay Later”, in The Road Back: A Psychological Approach to Weight Reduction, Kingussie, Highland: Laggan Publications, →ISBN, page 53:
   • A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of concern for a group of three hillwalkers who had not returned from the Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe shortly after 9.05pm on Saturday 5 August. 2023 August 7, Nadeem Badshah, “Bodies of three hillwalkers recovered from ridge in Scottish Highlands”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

Translations (1)

gd coisiche monaidh (person who takes part in hillwalking)