orienteer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish orientera.

Noun

orienteer (plural orienteers)

1. (sports) Someone who takes part in the sport of orienteering.

   Synonym: orienteerer

   She is an expert orienteer.

Translations

someone who takes part in the sport of orienteering

Chinese: Mandarin: 定向運動 / 定向运动 Finnish: suunnistaja (fi) Hungarian: tájfutó (hu) Italian: orientista m or f Swedish: orienterare (sv)

Verb

orienteer (third-person singular simple present orienteers, present participle orienteering, simple past and past participle orienteered)

1. (sports) to race across unfamiliar countryside using a map and compass

   She travels worldwide to orienteer.

Derived terms

• orienteerer

Translations

to race across unfamiliar countryside using a map and compass

Finnish: suunnistaa (fi) Swedish: orientera (sv)