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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)
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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)