summiteer

[ suhm-i-teer ]

noun

1. a participant in a summit meeting.

summiteer

/ ˌsʌmɪˈtɪə /

noun

1. a person who participates in a summit conference

Word History and Origins

Origin of summiteer¹

First recorded in 1955–60; summit + -eer

Example Sentences

A 10-time Everest summiteer from Northern Ireland died on the descent from Annapurna on Monday.

From Reuters

“Surely some new records for climbing the ‘highest Everest’ will happen in 2021,” the 42-year-old ten times Everest summiteer told Reuters in a text message.

From Reuters

This year the only thing the 11-time Everest summiteer is viewing is the television news, as he sits for hours worrying about the progression of the pandemic.

From The Guardian

The video was shot over the span of two months, using cameras on zip lines and on the body harnesses of climbers, who include six-time Everest summiteer Garret Madison and three-time Everest summiteer Brent Bishop.

From Time

His advisers tried to dress him up on Wednesday afternoon as some sort of mature summiteer.

From Seattle Times