Meanings
nounorienteer (plural orienteers)
plural orienteers
- hobbiesSomeone who takes part in the sport of orienteering.
She is an expert orienteer.
Synonyms: orienteerer
verborienteer (third-person singular simple present orienteers, present participle orienteering, simple past and past participle orienteered)
present singular third person orienteers · participle present orienteering · participle past orienteered · past orienteered
- hobbiesto race across unfamiliar countryside using a map and compass
She travels worldwide to orienteer.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who takes part in the sport of orienteering.
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Origin
- Swedishorientera
- Swedishorientera
- Englishorienteer
Borrowed from Swedish orientera.
More words from Swedish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 定向運動 /定向运动
- 定向運動 /定向运动someone who takes part in the sport of orienteering
Finnish suunnistaja, suunnistaa
- suunnistajasomeone who takes part in the sport of orienteering
- suunnistaato race across unfamiliar countryside using a map and compass
Hungarian tájfutó
- tájfutósomeone who takes part in the sport of orienteering
Italian orientista
- orientistasomeone who takes part in the sport of orienteering
Swedish orienterare, orientera
- orienteraresomeone who takes part in the sport of orienteering
- orienterato race across unfamiliar countryside using a map and compass
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