TENZING NORGAY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Sherpa (a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers)

mountain climber; mountaineer (someone who climbs mountains)

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