sherpa en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)pə/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From Sherpa. The verb derives from the noun.
Meanings
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(countable) A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed.
Climbers have warned of overcrowding on K2 — the world’s second highest mountain and one of its deadliest — after a sherpa took video of queues snaking towards the summit.
2022 August 1, Emma Yeomans, Fiona Kingston, “Overcrowding on K2 as climbers queue to reach peak”, in The Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2022, UK News:
- (countable) An expert accompanying a high-ranking leader to a summit meeting.
- (countable, uncountable) A synthetic fabric with a long, thick pile, similar to faux fur, imitation lamb wool, or fleece.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sherpas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (20)
cs šerpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · cs nosič (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · hu serpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · nl sherpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · es sherpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · pt xerpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · ru ше́рпа (expert) · ru проводни́к-ше́рпа (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · ro șerpaș (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · ca xerpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · ne शेर्पा (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · ru ше́рпа (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · bo ཤར་པ (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · sq sherpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · ru шерп (expert) · scn xerpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · es tlameme (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · cs sherpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · fi sherpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter) · nl sjerpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter)